Shahbuz District

Shahbuz District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Shahbuz District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Shahbuz District
Country Azerbaijan
Autonomous RepublicNakhchivan
Established8 August 1930
CapitalShahbuz
Settlements[1]26
Government
 • GovernorRafail Babayev
Area
 • Total
840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
25,300
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
7100
Websitesahbuz-ih.nakhchivan.az
Road sign at the entrance to Shakhbuz District

Shahbuz District (Azerbaijani: Şahbuz rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Babek, and the Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Shahbuz. As of 2020, the district had a population of 25,300.[2]

Overview

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Covering 27 villages and plateaus of the Oyuqlucaqaya, Bazaryurd, Dərəbash, Qachdash, Nərkechi and Armudlu, the region of Dərəşahbuz was established in the 16th century and functioned up to 40th years of the 19th century.[3] In 1925, it was named Narimanov District in the administrative-territorial unit of Nakhchivan (encompassing 30 villages) and renamed Shahbuz in 1930. In 1963, the district was abolished and given to the Nakhchivan (since 1978, Babak) region; Shahbuz has operated as an independent district since 1965.

In 2007, the settlement of Shahbuz was given city status.[4] In 2013, by decree of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Qarababa village was dissolved and added into the administrative territory of the city of Shahbuz.[5]

Shahbuz district is located in the north of NAR. It is a mountainous area. Salvarti (3162 m), Uchgardash (3156 m), and Kechaldagh (3115 m) are the highest points. Like the rest of the republic, many groundwaters flow in the region, such as badamli, batabat, caravansarai, bichanak and other mineral waters. There are sulfur, construction materials, peat deposits. The district has the river Nakhchivanchay River and its tributaries - Kuku, Shahbuz, Salvarti - and Ganligol and Batabat Lakes. "Badamli" resort was built near the Badamli mineral water plant.

Etymology

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There are different versions of the etymology of the name of Shahbuz. At the historical sources, first time the name of "Shahbuz" can be found on the map which shows treasury of copper coins of the state of Eldiguzids and in the historical work of Sharaf ad-Din Ali Yazdi "Zafarnama", historian of Amir Timur.[6]

Population

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According to the State Statistics Committee, as of 2018, the population of region recorded 25.1 thousand persons, which increased by 4.5 thousand persons (21.8 percent) from 20.6 thousand persons in 2000.[7] 12.7 thousand of total population are men, 12.4 thousand are women.[8]

The population of district by the year (at the beginning of the year, thsd. persons) [7]
Population 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Shahbuz region 20.6 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.5 21.8 22.0 22.2 22.5 22.7 22.9 23.2 23.6 24.0 24.4 24.6 24.8 24.9 25.1
urban population 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2
rural population 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.7 18.8 19.0 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.4 19.8 20.1 19.3 19.5 19.7 19.7 19.9

This indicator shows the number of people that live in this region in 2005:

# Municipality Population
1 Şahbuz 4,507
2 Keçili 1,663
3 Kolanı 1,379
4 Kükü 1,451
5 Şahbuzkənd 1,187
6 Külüs 1,169
7 Biçənək 1,157
8 Badamlı 1,078
9 Aşağı Qışlaq 904
10 Nursu 799
11 Mahmudoba 797
12 Qızıl Qışlaq 692
13 Sələsüz 588
14 Badamlı 582
15 Güney Qışlaq 545
16 Ayrınc 544
17 Yuxarı Qışlaq 516
18 Gömür 474
19 Ağbulaq 436
20 Türkeş 399
21 Daylaqlı 395
22 Mərəlik 215
23 Kiçikoba 171
24 Şada 161
25 Total 21,809

Notable natives

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See also

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References

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  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. ^ ""Naxçıvan Ensiklopediyası" - 2 cilddə, II cild, Naxçıvan, 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "2586 - "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikasının Şahbuz rayonunun Şahbuz qəsəbəsinə şəhər statusunun verilməsi haqqında" Azərbaycan Respublikası Qanununun tətbiq edilməsi barədə". e-qanun.az.
  5. ^ "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikasının Şahbuz rayonunun inzibati ərazi bölgüsündə qismən dəyişikliklər edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunu » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi". president.az.
  6. ^ Woods, John E. (April 1987). "The Rise of Tīmūrid Historiography". Journal of Near Eastern Studies. 46 (2): 86, 99–101. doi:10.1086/373225. JSTOR 545014. S2CID 161334068.
  7. ^ a b "Political division, population size and structure: Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  8. ^ "Political division, population size and structure: Population by sex, towns and regions, urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2018". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  9. ^ "Tağı Əhmədov: "Kim nə istəyir, yazsın"". Milli.Az. February 18, 2016.
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39°29′N 45°40′E / 39.483°N 45.667°E / 39.483; 45.667

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