East Zangezur Economic Region

East Zangezur Economic Region
Şərqi Zəngəzur iqtisadi rayonu (Azerbaijani)
Economic region
East Zangezur Economic Region in Azerbaijan
East Zangezur Economic Region in Azerbaijan
CountryAzerbaijan
Established7 July 2021
Area
 • Total
7,448 km2 (2,876 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
343,500
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
HDI (2022)0.706[2]
high · 9th

East Zangezur Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Şərqi Zəngəzur iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the south and Armenia to the west, as well as the economic regions of Karabakh, and Ganja-Dashkasan. The region consists of the districts of Kalbajar, Lachin, Qubadli, Zangilan, and Jabrayil.[3] It has an area of 7,448 square kilometres (2,876 sq mi). Its population (the refugees and IDPs living outside the economic region in Azerbaijan) was estimated to be at 343.5 thousand people in January 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Territories, number and density of population by economic and administrative regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org.
  3. ^ "New economic regions of Azerbaijan – LIST". Report News Agency. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.