Yevlakh District

Yevlakh district
Yevlax rayonu

Map of Azerbaijan showing Yevlakh District
Country  Azerbaijan
Capital Yevlakh
Government
Area
 • Total 1,537 km2 (593 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 126,7 th per.
Postal code AZ 6600
Area code(s) (+994) 22
Website http://yevlax-ih.gov.az/

Yevlakh (Azerbaijani: Yevlax, Јевлах, يولاخ) is a rayon of Azerbaijan, and it surrounds the cities of Yevlakh and Mingachevir.

History

Yevlakh was called as a Yevlakh village of Elisabethpol Governorate on official documents belonging to the beginning of XIX century, was called as Dzhevanshirsky Uyezd during the years between 1920 and 1935. The Yevlakh region was created on February 20, 1935 by the decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR. Yevlakh became a city on February 1, 1939, according to the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Yevlakh-Khankendi, Yevlakh-Balakan railway, Yevlakh airport, Khaldan village secondary school, Chess school, Children's youth sports school, 19 secondary schools with 10535 seats, 15 kindergartens with 840 seats, a hospital, educational establishments, multi-storey residential buildings were commissioned and put into operation.[2][3]

Economy

Yevlakh is one of the important agricultural rayons of the country. The grain and cotton growing, as well as cattle breeding sectors have played an important role in city economy. The farmers grow potato, vegetable, water-melon and fruits, as well.

Yevlakh City is also rich with natural resources like clay mixture sand deposits, as well as clay, sand and gravel deposits needed for brick making.

Baku-Gazakh highway, Yevlakh-Balakan, Baku-Tbilisi railway, Baku-Supsa gas and Baku-Tbilisi-Jeyhan oil pipeline extend through the territory of the rayon. Yevlakh city also has a domestic airport.[4]

Population[5]

Town and Region 01.01.2004 01.01.2005 01.01.2006 01.01.2007 01.01.2008 01.01.2009 01.01.2010 01.01.2011 01.01.2012
Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
Yevlakh town 111,5 53,2 58,3 112,6 53,6 59,0 114,0 54,2 59,8 115,3 54,6 60,7 116,4 55,0 61,4 117,6 55,4 62,2 118,4 55,9 62,5 119,6 56,5 63,1 121,2 57,3 63,9
urban population 60,5 28,4 32,1 61,2 28,5 32,7 62,0 28,7 33,3 62,7 28,8 33,9 64,0 29,3 34,7 64,7 29,5 35,2 65,1 29,7 35,4 65,5 30,0 35,5 65,9 30,2 35,7
Yevlakh town 53,8 25,1 28,7 54,4 25,2 29,2 55,1 25,3 29,8 55,7 25,4 30,3 56,9 25,9 31,0 57,6 26,1 31,5 57,9 26,3 31,6 58,3 26,5 31,8 58,7 26,7 32,0
Duzdagh settlement 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,5 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2 0,4 0,2 0,2
Meyvaly settlement 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,1 0,2
Aran settlement 6,0 3,0 3,0 6,1 3,0 3,1 6,2 3,1 3,1 6,2 3,1 3,1 6,4 3,1 3,3 6,4 3,1 3,3 6,5 3,1 3,4 6,5 3,2 3,3 6,5 3,2 3,3
rural population 51,0 24,8 26,2 51,4 25,1 26,3 52,0 25,5 26,5 52,6 25,8 26,8 52,4 25,7 26,7 52,9 25,9 27,0 53,3 26,2 27,1 54,1 26,5 27,6 55,3 27,1 28,2

Education

There are 57 general education schools in the regionş Ten of these schools are located in the city and 47 of them are in the settlements and villages of Yevlakh district. 26 kindergartens operate in the Yevlakh district. 7 of them are located in the city and 19 of them are in the villages. In addition, there are 5 educational institutions such as two Children's Youth Sports Schools, Chess School, Children's Creative Center and Technical Creative Center.[2]

See also

Administrative divisions of Azerbaijan

References

  1. ↑ TERRITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS: Yevlakh district.
  2. 1 2 "Official page of yevlakh district".
  3. ↑ "TERRITORIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS: Yevlakh district" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Yevlakh City
  5. ↑ "According to the State Statistical Committee - "Size of population by sex, towns and regions, urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of 2000-2016 (thsd persons)"".

Coordinates: 40°40′N 47°00′E / 40.667°N 47.000°E / 40.667; 47.000


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