Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region () is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Russia to the north, as well as the economic regions of Shaki-Zagatala, Mountainous Shirvan, and Absheron-Khizi. It has an area of . Its population was estimated to be at 558.7 thousand people in January 2021. The entire territory of the region falls into the geographically European part of Azerbaijan.
Divisions Administrative districts of the economic region include Shabran, Khachmaz, Guba, Gusar, and Siyazan.
Geography The territory of the region is , 8.8% of the country.Aras, Osman; Suleyman, Elcin (2010). Azərbaycan İqtisadiyyati It is divided into four zones: plains, foothills, middle and high mountains. It is the only region of Azerbaijan alongside parts of Khizi District to be located within the European continent.
Climate The climate of the region has special topographic characteristic with four different zones. Clime types are divided into hot in the plain zones, cold-humid and cold in the mountain zones.
Population The total populations of Quba–Khachmaz economic region at the beginning of 2018 was 544,100 people. +Population distribution Towns and regionsTotalincluding:Urban places''including:| rowspan="2" |Rural places| colspan="2" |including'':menwomenmenwomenmenwomenTotal544.1274.2269.9180.589.990.6363.6184.3179.3Qusar region97.248.648.620.610.110.576.638.538.1 Qusar town18.39.09.318.39.09.3--- Samur settlement2.31.11.22.31.11.2---Khachmaz region176.388.487.967.633.334.3108.755.153.6 Khachmaz town41.920.621.341.920.621.3--- Khudat town16.78.38.416.78.38.4--- Shollar settlement0.20.10.10.20.10.1--- Mukhdadir settlement2.21.01.22.21.01.2--- Ashaghi Lagar settlement0.40.20.20.40.20.2--- Shimal settlement0.40.20.20.40.20.2--- Dalgali settlement0.20.10.10.20.10.1--- Mesheli settlement0.10.10.00.10.10.0--- Samurchay settlement0.10.00.10.10.00.1--- Sahiller settlement0.00.00.00.00.00.0--- Guneshli settlement0.00.00.00.00.00.0--- Turist settlement0.10.10.00.10.10.0--- Arzu settlement1.40.70.71.40.70.7--- Yeni Hayat settlement3.91.92.03.91.92.0---Quba region170.086.483.640.420.320.1129.666.163.5 Quba town24.812.312.524.812.312.5--- Qonaqkand settlement1.80.90.91.80.90.9--- Qirmizi Qasaba settlement3.21.71.53.21.71.5--- Ganjlar settlement0.50.20.30.50.20.3--- Zardabi settlement4.52.32.24.52.32.2--- Baghbanly settlement1.91.00.91.91.00.9--- Barly settlement2.01.01.02.01.01.0--- Garachay settlement1.70.90.81.70.90.8---Shabran region58.729.928.825.112.912.233.617.016.6 Shabran town25.112.912.225.112.912.2---Siyazan region41.920.921.026.813.313.515.17.67.5 Siyazan town25.712.713.025.712.713.0--- Gil-Gil chay settlement1.10.60.51.10.60.5---
Natural resources Natural resources of the economic region include oil, natural gas, gravel, sand, flammable shale, clay, and water resources.
Forests cover 10–11% of the region.
Economy Agriculture, industry, tourism, and folk art are the main areas of economy in region. +Economy of Quba-Khachmaz 201320142015Number of enterprisesOutput, 1000 manatsNumber of enterprisesOutput, 1000 manatsNumber of enterprisesOutput, 1000 manatsTotal economy13,306117,834.79,107126,770.89,496138,086.0 of which natural persons – entrepreneurs12,95081,171.88,738100,715.09,024124,788.0of which: agriculture, forestry and fishing1946,175.71818,757.32044,080.1 natural persons1081,035.0831,004.0831,061.0industry2749,250.93184,943.02213,360.6 natural persons2302,078.72722,421.41692,894.5construction8015,700.9905,969.1821,051.8 natural persons63429.071394.862323.7trade; repair of transport means10,20444,970.65,16550,745.05,49580,055.1 natural persons10,05337,572.25,02743,226.45,37373,970.7transportation and storage1,13714,635.21,15025,995.01,16816,555.8 natural persons1,12814,538.21,13925,646.01,14615,683.9accommodation and food service37222,755.285325,393.787827,656.6 natural persons 36121,709.483724,185.485726,984.3information and communication565.0459.910126.3 natural persons------real estate activities1129.328169.428196.5 natural persons7-244.4237.7education665.2897.513143.5 natural persons------human health and social work 16.4218.58343.2 natural persons------other fields 1,0224,180.31,3084,622.41,3894,516.5 natural persons1,0003,809.31,2853,832.61,3113,862.2
Agriculture In the coastal lowlands, grain and vegetable production is common, while the mountainous towns have orchards.Lerman, Zvi; Sedik, David (2010). Rural Transitions in Azerbaijan. United States of America: Lexington Books. . Grape, potato and wheat are also main agricultural products. For milk and meat products, animals are raised in lowland areas. In Siyazan and Shabran districts, poultry is common.
Industry Manufacturing industries heavily rely on oil and natural gas from Siyazan administrative district.
Tourism Main touristic centers in the region are Yalama-Xudat sea shore, Qalaalti treatment center for kidney diseases, Quba, Qusar, and Khachmaz and Shabran for their hunting and fishing opportunities. +Tourism in Quba-Khachmaz201020122013201420152016Number of hotels10210010110311097Total accommodation rooms2,9212,9903,2543,5443,7943,846Instant attitude, place7,9058,1198,7039,1279,6919,572Total accommodations persons66,06442,26232,91442,06058,61082,998Total person-nights accommodations310,094279,439194,871227,364195,719219,552
Transportation and infrastructure The region is serviced by railways and highways, oil, gas and water pipelines. The communication lines that connect Russia and Azerbaijan pass through this area. 7.4% of all railways of the republic pass through the territory of the district. The total length of roads in the economic region is , which is 7.9% of the total length of roads throughout the country.
References .
External links Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan