Goranboy District | |
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 Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Ganja-Dashkasan |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Goranboy |
| Settlements[1] | 87 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maharram Guliyev |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,700 km2 (660 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 105,000 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 2200 |
| Website | goranboy-ih |
Goranboy District (Azerbaijani:Goranboy rayonu) is one of the 66districts ofAzerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country in theGanja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district borders the districts ofKalbajar,Tartar,Yevlakh,Samukh, andGoygol. Its capital and largest city isGoranboy. As of 2020, the district had a population of 105,000.[2]
During the Soviet era, the region was best known for the oil-curesanatorium resort ofNaftalan, though administratively Naftalan counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when the resorts were filled with refugees from theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The relief of the region in the northeast is lowland, and in the southwest it is mountainous, crossed by gorges. The terrain allows oil (including medical oil), limestone and clay to be extracted from minerals.[3]
The subtropical dry, mild climate is common in this area. The average temperature ranges from -1 °C in winter to 26.5 °C in summer, with average rainfalls of 300–600 mm. Kura River and its flow are flowing through the region.[3]
The district borders withGoygol,Samukh,Yevlakh,Tartar,Aghdara andKalbajar districts.
The northern borders of the district connect to theMingachevir reservoir.
The region name is taken from the city of Goranboy which is the administrative centre of the district. This toponym is derived from the word Gerani (the river flowing through the city) and Boyahmedli (former name of the city). Over time, the particle "Ahmedli" was removed from the city's name. [4]
Goranboy District was established as an administrative district by decree of the Central Executive Committee of theAzerbaijan SSR on 8 August 1930. In the same year, the Armenian-majorityShahumyan District in what is now southern Goranboy was established by Decision 477 of the executive committee.[5] In 1938, the district and its capital were renamed Gasim Ismailov (Qasım İsmayılov, in RussianKasum-Ismailovski raion) after the Azerbaijani communist of the same name. The district and city were renamed Goranboy in 1991.
In 1991, during the early phases of the Karabakh conflict, together the Soviet leadership in Azerbaijan and Moscow decided to initiate a campaign of resettlement and disarmament under Operation Ring, where the Armenian residents of the region were deported to Soviet Armenia.Operation Ring was also named Operation Chaykend, the name of the prominent Armenian village ofGetashen that fell in the eastern district ofKhanlar (now Goygol).
Shahumyan District was merged with the Goranboy District in 1992 and has been repopulated by ethnicAzerbaijanis, most of whom areinternally displaced persons who were deported fromNagorno-Karabakh andsurrounding districts.[6] The former district and is still claimed by the self-proclaimedRepublic of Artsakh as part of itsShahumyan Province.[7][8]
The population of the region is mainly Azerbaijanis as well as a small number ofRussians,Ukrainians, andBelarusians.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Goranboy region | 96,2 | 96,2 | 96,9 | 98,1 | 99,1 | 100,2 | 101,2 | 102,4 | 103,3 | 104,1 | 105,0 | 105,6 |
| Urban population | 20,3 | 20,5 | 20,6 | 20,8 | 21,0 | 21,2 | 21,5 | 21,8 | 22,0 | 22,2 | 22,4 | 22,5 |
| Rural population | 75,9 | 75,7 | 76,3 | 77,3 | 78,1 | 79,0 | 79,7 | 80,6 | 81,3 | 81,9 | 82,6 | 83,1 |
There are 30 pre-school children enterprises, 80 secondary schools, 1 technical, secondary and vocational schools in Goranboy region.[10]
Teachers examination in Barda city was held in April 2017, according to the Decree of the Minister of Education of 7 October 2016, in connection with the execution of the Order No. 999 of the President of the Republic dated 16 January 2015. 2433 teachers participated in this examination.[11][12]
Today, Goranboy belongs to Ganja-Kazakh economic region and main sector here is agriculture. Local folk is growing cotton, vegetables, grain, and viticulture. Furthermore, animal husbandry is also pretty common in this area. InSoviet Union times, 21 collective farms and 4 state farms were located in this region.
The institutions operating in the region as "Goran Pambig" a cotton processing company", Goranboy-Wine" a wine-producing enterprise", "Turk Yapı Senaye" construction company, "Gilan holding" construction company and others have a strong impact on the economy of the region and the country.
Also, the Baku-Qazakh highway, the Baku-Tbilisi railway, the Karadag-Agstafa-Tbilisi gas pipeline pass through the district.[3]
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