Absheron District

40°27′26″N 49°44′18″E / 40.457182°N 49.738348°E / 40.457182; 49.738348

Absheron District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Absheron District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Absheron District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionAbsheron-Khizi
Established4 January 1963
CapitalKhyrdalan
Settlements[1]17
Government
 • GovernorAbdin Farzaliyev
Area
 • Total1,970 km2 (760 sq mi)
Population
 • Total214,100
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
0100
Websitewww.absheron.gov.az
Hills from the top of Yanar Dagh

Absheron District (Azerbaijani: Abşeron rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the east of the country, it belongs to the Absheron-Khizi Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khizi, Gobustan, Baku, Hajigabul, Salyan, and the city of Sumgait. Its capital and largest city is Khyrdalan. As of 2020, the district had a population of 214,100.[2] Although the district shares the same name as the Absheron Peninsula, the area covered by the district is not conterminous, being further west and mostly inland.[3]

  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.
  3. ^ Президентская библиотека Азербайджанской Республики. При содействии Академии Наук. Baku. 2008. p. 32.