Astara District

Astara District
Astara rayonu
Map of Azerbaijan showing Astara District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Astara District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionLankaran-Astara
Established8 August 1930
CapitalAstara
Settlements[1]92
Government
 • GovernorGazanfar Aghayev
Area
 • Total620 km2 (240 sq mi)
Population
 • Total110,000
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
0700
Websiteastara-ih.gov.az

Astara District (Azerbaijani: Astara rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country, in the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lankaran and Lerik, as well as the Ardabil and Gilan provinces of Iran. Its capital and largest city is Astara. As of 2020, the district had a population of 110,000.[2]

  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.