Babek District

Babek District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Babek District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Babek District
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan
Established23 October 1978
CapitalBabek
Settlements[1]36
Government
 • GovernorRasim Huseynov
Area
 • Total760 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population
 • Total76,200
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
6700
Websitebabek-ih.nakhchivan.az

Babek District (Azerbaijani: Babək rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Shahbuz, Kangarli, Nakhchivan city, as well as the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia and the East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan provinces of Iran. Its capital and largest city is Babek. As of 2020, the district had a population of 76,200.[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.