Bilasuvar District
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Postal code | 1300 |
Website | bilesuvar-ih |
Bilasuvar District (
Etymology
The district's name is derived from the city Bilasuvar. "Bile" is derived from the Turkish word “bilya” which means lowland, while "suvar" means a "cavalryman". According to Azerbaijani sources, 10 thousand cavalrymen were deployed in these lowlands during the reign of
Geography
Total area of the district equals 1358 km2. It occupies the south-western and southern part of the
An international customs post is in the Bilasuvar District territory.
The climate of Bilasuvar is rather hot, with dry summers. Temperature varies from 2 °C (in winter) to 26 °C(in summer) with average rainfall 260mm. The main types of soil in Bilasuvar are chestnut soils, grey meadow, steppe saline soils.
Most of the area of the district is below the sea level, 542 hectares of which are forests. Forests have many animals, including deers, bears, boars, goats, wolves, etc.[5]
History
The
In 1930, Bilasuvar District was created with the centre in
In 1963, the territory was united with Jalilabad District, and in 1964, it became an independent district again. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991, it returned to its historic name and was renamed Bilasuvar District.
Important historical findings include ruins of Shahriyar-tepe which belong to the Middle Ages, the Shakhriyar fortress which was built in the Iron Age, Kosha-tepe mound which also belongs to the Iron Age. In the city of Bilasuvar ruins of Icheri Aghdam village and the Shahriyar, fortress were found. They also belong to the Middle Ages.[5]
Economy
Bilasuvar is mainly an agricultural region. Main economic activities are livestock breeding, grain, and cotton cultivation. In 2017 41298 heads of large and 138927 of small cattle were registered. Overall, fertile soil amount is 113 thousand hectares, 42.5 thousand of which are sown and remaining are used for pastures. In Soviet-era, 4 state farms were operating in region.[5]
A number of agricultural enterprises also operate in the region, such as "LLC Biləsuvar-Aqro", "Azəryoltikinti" (Asphalt Company), the cotton company "Biləsuvar-Pambıq", etc.[5]
Infrastructure
The district has 9 hospitals with 520 beds, 6 medical clinics, and centre for epidemiology, 11 medical centres.[5] Furthermore, district contains 16 post offices.
Population
According to the
Territory | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Bilasuvar region | 76.0 | 77.0 | 77.9 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 81.2 | 82.5 | 84.0 | 85.4 | 87.1 | 88.7 | 90.3 | 92.3 | 94.0 | 95.6 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 100.9 | 102.4 | 103.8 | 105.1 | 106.3 |
urban population | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.5 |
rural population | 58.4 | 59.1 | 59.8 | 60.5 | 61.3 | 62.3 | 63.3 | 64.5 | 65.7 | 67.1 | 68.4 | 69.7 | 71.4 | 72.8 | 74.1 | 75.6 | 77.0 | 78.3 | 79.6 | 80.7 | 81.8 | 82.8 |
Notable natives
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Warrant Officer and National Hero of Azerbaijan
References
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- ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "AZƏRBAYCAN TOPONIMLƏRIN ENSĠKLOPEDĠK LÜĞƏTI" (PDF).
- ^ "Biləsuvar rayonu". azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
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- ^ "Territorial and Administrative Units" (PDF). preslib.az. Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Bilasuvar". Authentic Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11.
- ^ a b "Political division, population size and structure: Population by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "Political division, population size and structure: Population by sex, towns and regions, urban settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2018". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ^ "Political division, population size and structure: Population at age 14-29 by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the beginning of the 2018". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-12-18.