Samukh District

Samukh District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Samukh District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Samukh District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionGanja-Dashkasan
Established28 February 1992
CapitalSamukh
Settlements[1]35
Government
 • GovernorAli Gojayev[2]
Area
 • Total
1,450 km2 (560 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
58,800
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
5100
Websitesamux-ih.gov.az
Road sign at the entrance to Samukh District

Samukh District (Azerbaijani: Samux rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Goranboy, Goygol, Shamkir, Tovuz, Qakh, Yevlakh, city of Ganja and the Kakheti region of Georgia. Its capital and largest city is Samukh. As of 2020, the district had a population of 58,800.[3]

  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on appointing A. I. Gojayev as head of the Executive Authority of Samukh District". Official web-site of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
  3. ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.