Balakan District

Balakan District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Balakan District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Balakan District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionShaki-Zagatala
Established8 August 1930
CapitalBalakan
Settlements[1]59
Government
 • GovernorIslam Rzayev
Area
 • Total940 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population
 • Total99,100
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
0800
Websitebalaken-ih.gov.az

Balakan District (Azerbaijani: Balakən rayonu, Avar: Билкан мухъ, romanized: Bilkan muq̇) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north of the country, in the Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region. The district borders the district of Zagatala, as well as the Kakheti region of Georgia and the Russian Republic of Dagestan. Its capital and largest city is Balakan. As of 2020, the district had a population of 99,100.[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.