Sumgait
Sumqayıt | |
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  Sumgait | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 49°40′07″E / 40.58972°N 49.66861°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Absheron-Khizi |
| Founded | 22 November 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zakir Farajov |
| Area | |
• Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 491,068 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Population Rank in Azerbaijan | 2nd |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Website | www |
Sumgait (/ˌsuːmɡɑːˈiːt/;[2] Azerbaijani: Sumqayıt, Azerbaijani: [sumɡɑˈjɯt] ) is a city in Azerbaijan, located near the Caspian Sea, on the Absheron Peninsula, about 31 kilometres (19 miles) away from the capital Baku. The city had a population of 422,600 at the 2019 Census,[3] (excluding the population in the occupied territories at the time of Census) making it the second largest city in Azerbaijan after Baku.
The city has a territory of 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi). It was founded as a suburb of Baku in 1944 and received city status on 22 November 1949, growing into a major industrial center during the Soviet period.[4] The municipality of Sumgait also includes the settlements of Jorat and Haji Zeynalabdin. It is home to Sumqayit State University.
- ^ "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ ""Sumgait" Dictionary.com". Archived from the original on 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Census of 1 October 2019.https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/
- ^ "Sumqayıt şəhər icra hakimiyyəti. Şəhərin pasportu" [Sumgayit Executive Power. Resume]. Archived from the original on 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2010-12-29.