40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E
Goychay
Göyçay | |
|---|---|
City & Municipality | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Goychay_mescidi.jpg) Göyçay Mosque, built in 1903 | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Azerbaijan_adm_location_map.svg)  Goychay | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| District | Goychay |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 42,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Area code | +994 167 |
| Website | Official website |
Goychay (Azerbaijani: Göyçay) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Goychay District of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.[2]
As of December 2016 the urban population of Goychay was estimated at 42,500, an increase of around 20% since 2004 when the population was recorded as being 35,344.[3]
- ^ World Gazetteer: Azerbaijan [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
- ^ "Belediyye Informasiya Sistemi" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 24 September 2008.
- ^ Goychay Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine