Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh
Regions of the Republic of Artsakh Շրջանները Արցախի Հանրապետության (Shrjannerë Arts’akhi Hanrapetut’yan) (Armenian) | |
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The administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh were of two types; provinces and cities. There were six provinces and one special administrative city (the capital of the Republic, Stepanakert).[1]
Municipalities in Artsakh were divided into 2 categories: urban communities and rural communities. Before the 2020 war, there were 10 towns (urban) and 322 villages (rural) in Artsakh.[2]
Administrative divisions
These divisions included territories never controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. They were officially considered occupied by Azerbaijan.[3]
Province | Population (2005 census)[4] |
Area (km2) | Capital | Map |
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1 Martakert Province |
18,963 | 1,795 | Martakert |
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2 Askeran Province |
16,979 | 1,222 | Askeran | |
3 Stepanakert |
49,986 | 25.66 | Stepanakert | |
4 Martuni Province |
23,158 | 951 | Martuni |
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5 Shushi Province |
4,324 | 383 | Shushi | |
6 Hadrut Province |
12,005 | 1,877 | Hadrut | |
7 Shahumyan Province |
2,560 | 1,830 | Karvachar | |
8 Kashatagh Province |
9,763 | 3,377 | Berdzor |
Azerbaijan divisions and claimed territories
Before the Artsakh republic was established, the territory was organized by the Republic of Azerbaijan into a number of
Agdam District and Fuzuli District
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Former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | |||
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District (Rayon) | Area (km2) | Under NKR control (km2) | % |
Askeran District | 928 | 860 | 93 |
Hadrut District | 679 | 0 | 0 |
Mardakert District | 1,705 | 1,475 | 87 |
Martuni District | 792 | 447 | 56 |
Shusha District | 280 | 169 | 60 |
NKAO | 4,384 | 2,951 | 67 |
Pre-2020 war
Before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, there were seven provinces. The
Agdam, and Fuzuli District
. On the other hand, the eastern ends of Martakert and Martuni were under Azerbaijani control.
Former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast | |||
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District (Rayon) | Area (km2) | Under NKR control (km2) | % |
Askeran District | 928 | 928 | 100 |
Hadrut District | 679 | 679 | 100 |
Mardakert District | 1,705 | 1,571 | 92 |
Martuni District | 792 | 632 | 80 |
Shusha District | 280 | 280 | 100 |
NKAO | 4,384 | 4.090 | 93 |
Rayons of Azerbaijan SSR other than in NKAO | |||
Southern part of Goranboy District | 558 | 0 | 0 |
Kalbajar District | 1,936 | 1,936 | 100 |
Lachin District | 1,835 | 1,835 | 100 |
Qubadli District | 802 | 802 | 100 |
Zangilan District | 707 | 707 | 100 |
Jabrayil District | 1,050 | 1,050 | 100 |
Fuzuli District | 1,390 | 462 | 33.2 |
Agdam District
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1,150 | 842 | 73.2 |
Azerbaijan | 8,870 | 7,634 | 86.1 |
See also
References
- ^ NKR regions
- ^ Administrative Territorial System of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic
- ^ Siranush Ghazanchyan (1 February 2022). "Bill on territories occupied by Azerbaijan brought to the agenda of Artsakh Parliament". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ NKR official census of 2005
- S2CID 54576963. Retrieved 27 November 2020.