Karabakh Economic Region

Karabakh Economic Region
Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu (Azerbaijani)
Karabakh Economic Region in Azerbaijan
Karabakh Economic Region in Azerbaijan
CountryAzerbaijan
Established7 July 2021
Area
 • Total
8,990 km2 (3,470 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
904,500
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
HDI (2022)0.706[2]
high · 9th

Karabakh Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Qarabağ iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of East Zangezur, Ganja-Dashkasan, Central Aran, and Mil-Mughan. The region consists of the districts of Aghjabadi, Aghdam, Barda, Fuzuli, Khojaly, Khojavend, Shusha, and Tartar, as well as the city of Khankendi.[3] It has an area of 8,990 square kilometres (3,470 sq mi). Its population (including refugees and IDPs living outside the economic region in Azerbaijan) was estimated to be at 904.5 thousand people in January 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  3. ^ "New economic regions of Azerbaijan – LIST". Report News Agency. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

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