Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region | |
Type: | Economic region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Azerbaijan |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 7 July 2021 |
Area Total Km2: | 5270 |
Population Total: | 611,300 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Gəncə-Daşkəsən iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Georgia to the north and Armenia to the south, as well as the economic regions of Shaki-Zagatala, Central Aran, Karabakh, East Zangezur, and Gazakh-Tovuz. The region consists of the districts of Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh, as well as the cities of Ganja and Naftalan.[2] It has an area of 5270km2. Its population was estimated to be at 611.3 thousand people in January 2021.
Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region was established on 7 July 2021 as part of a reform of the economic region system of Azerbaijan. Its territory was part of the larger Ganja-Qazakh Economic Region prior to 2021.[3]