Babek District
Babek District | |
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UTC+4 (AZT) | |
Postal code | 6700 |
Website | babek-ih |
Babek District (
History
It was formerly known as Nakhchivan District (till 1978). The district named in honour of
Overview
The Babek region was founded under the initiative of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev in 1978. Tezekend, located 6 km south-east from Nakhchivan, was determined as the centre of the region and named the settlement Babek. Babek is a settlement of urban type. The region of Babek is bordered with the regions
Geography
The south mountain foot of the chain Daralayaz in the north, the hills and highlands the tail of mountain Zangazur in the south-east, Nakhchivan slanting plain in the south and Gulustan plain in the south-east make the relief of the region. The highest peak is the mountain Buzgov (2475). The territory of the region Babek is rich in minerals, such as stone, salt and building materials. The mineral springs Sirab, Vaykhir, Jahri, Gahab and others are also found in this region. The main rivers of the region are Nakhchivanchay which divides the territory of the administrative region and its flow Jehrichay. They play important role in irrigation. One can also find in the region reservoir of
Administrative changes
Since June 9, 2009, by the decree of the
On November 28, 2014, by the decree of the
In 2015, by decree of
Population
According to the
Region | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Babek region | 72,5 | 73,5 | 74,6 | 75,3 | 65,7 | 66,9 | 67,9 | 68,9 | 70,1 | 62,6 | 63,7 | 65,1 | 66,9 | 68,7 | 70,4 | 72,3 | 73,3 | 74,3 | 75,0 |
urban population | 2,9 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,1 | 3,2 | 3,2 | 3,3 | 3,4 | 3,3 | 3,3 | 3,4 | 3,6 | 3,7 | 3,8 | 3,8 | 5,6 | 5,6 | 5,7 |
rural population | 69,6 | 70,5 | 71,6 | 72,3 | 62,6 | 63,7 | 64,7 | 65,6 | 66,7 | 59,3 | 60,4 | 61,7 | 63,3 | 65,0 | 66,6 | 68,5 | 67,7 | 68,7 | 69,3 |
See also
References
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