The Absheron Economic Region is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Azerbaijan and comprises Baku and Sumgait cities and the Absheron and Khizi districts. The eastern part of the economic region is located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, which has positive effects on the economy of the region. It borders Shaki-Zaqatala economic region to the north, Mountainous Shirvan to the west and Aran to the south.

Absheron Economic Region
Abşeron iqtisadi rayonu
Economic region
Absheron Economic Region on the map of Azerbaijan
Absheron Economic Region on the map of Azerbaijan
Country Azerbaijan
Area
 • Total3,290 km2 (1,270 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2.939.000
 • Density489.2/km2 (1,267/sq mi)

Absheron Economic Region covers an area of 3,290 square kilometers, constituting approximately 3.9% of the territory of Azerbaijan (excluding the city of Baku), and there are approximately 568,000 people as of the beginning of January 2018 (also excluding Baku). The population density was 103 people per square km of land area.[1]

Industry

Due to the oil and gas reserves of the region, Absheron Economic Region is mainly specialized in fossil fuel production and relevant areas such as petrochemistry and chemistry.[1][2] As a significant part of the oil and gas industry is concentrated in the region, heavy industry, energetic, engineering industry, electrical engineering, and ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy have become important branches of industry. Polymers, glass and construction materials are produced by construction enterprises within the economic region. The following table shows information about the share of industry in the economy of Absheron Economic region. According to the source, the share of the private sector in industrial production has increased significantly since 2013.[3][4][5]

Statistic indicators for the industry by year.[3]
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of operating enterprises total, unit 256 213 218 235 253 236
Industrial product (actual price of the relevant year), thousand manat 298,6 512,8 501,0 543,8 604,8 977,3
Industrial product, relative to previous year, in percent (at comparable prices) 127,5 112,7 99,1 108,2 104,5 115,9
Share of the non-public sector in industrial product, in percent 36,9 52,4 44,2 40,4 48,6 61,4
Remaining balance of finished goods for the year, thousand manat 12944 55765 30226 27202 31554 33913
Average number of employees - total, people 18378 17241 20899 21985 21834 19754
Average monthly salary of employees, manat 293,0 370,9 448,8 489,5 494,3 493,9
Availability of the main industrial and production assets (at the end of the year with the balance sheet), million. manat 1448 1622 1720 1794 1975 1979

Agriculture

The agriculture of Absheron Economic region consists of livestock (including dairy and beef animal breeding), sheep, poultry farming, horticulture, vegetables, viniculture (vine-growing) and dry subtropical fruits. Semi-desert and dry steppe climate conditions make it possible to grow olive, pistachio, almond and saffron. “Ag shany” and “Qara shany” is considered as indigenous to this region and covers the most part of the gardens. The table below shows the exact amount of agricultural production based on the statistics from 2010 to 2016.[1][2][6][4]

Statistic data based on agricultural production.[6]
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total area of sown agricultural crops (ha)
Cereals and cereal legumes 1944 2425 2498 1842 1774 2691
Including wheat 621 805 744 559 664 756
Sunflower for seed production - - - - - 10
Potato 46 32 45 48 50 63
Vegetables 474 468 482 493 564 792
Horticulture 170 216 191 198 224 232
Fruit and berry 2717 2753 2786 2782 2782 3191
Grape 188 203 188 191 191 168
Productivity (in all categories of farming), ton
Cereals and cereal legumes 2809 3658 3750 2532 2650 4478
Including wheat 938 1287 1198 863 1044 1369
Sunflower for seed production - - - - - 15
Potato 320 217 320 335 352 461
Vegetables 7865 7459 8420 9316 9402 45061
Horticulture 1435 1692 1659 1720 2099 2361
Fruit and berry 1808 1512 1633 1398 1683 1899
Grape 209 223 230 257 506 516
Productivity (in all categories of farming), centner / ha
Cereals and cereal legumes 14,4 15,1 15,0 13,7 14,9 16,7
Including wheat 15,1 16,0 16,1 15,4 15,7 18,1
Sunflower for seed production - - - - - 18,0
Potato 70 68 72 70 71 73
Vegetables 98 95 88 89 92 91
Horticulture 84 78 87 87 94 102
Fruit and berry 7,0 6,1 6,3 5,1 6,1 6,7
Grape 17,9 7,3 7,5 8,7 20,8 22,8
Number of Livestock (in total)
Cattle 31457 33578 32508 32594 35042 35035
Including cow and buffalo 17799 19206 18562 19185 19382 19623
Sheep and goats 196088 211663 205700 204108 194867 193114
Pigs 292 - 108 115 566 -
Birds 3010234 2007630 1879475 3297755 2613531 3513874
Bee families 849 980 850 1080 1051 1155
Production of animal products, ton
Meat 2543 4258 6230 7076 5149 5192
Milk 42678 53580 53918 52802 56062 61280
Eggs 333805 210700 173797 244074 254151 342826
Wool 418 426 424 431 440 525

Transportation

As the most important railways, highways and rivers pass through its territory, the infrastructure has developed more in the region compared to the rest of the country. Its access to the Caspian Sea enables maritime transportation. The table below indicates detailed data about transportation of both cargos and passengers.[7]

Statistics of Transportation by year.[7]
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cargo transportation, thousand tons 3818 4431 4695 4822 5058 5240
Freight turnover, mlyn. tons 329,9 405,2 433,0 445,5 467,8 484,3
Passenger transportation, thousand people 94694 109777 117712 123777 131767 137273
Passenger turnover, mlyn. Passenger km 1462,4 1653,3 1759,7 1851,0 1973 2057,8
Total number of cars, units 33405 42911 51479 57548 60430 62421
including:
Trucks 4552 5589 6044 6527 6647 6781
Buses 1970 1834 1901 1950 2038 2089
Number of vehicles for public transportation 26097 34945 42861 48264 50881 52631
Personal cars 25281 33958 41803 46997 49642 51427
Vehicles for special purposes 595 373 447 449 477 522
Other vehicles 191 170 226 358 387 398

Demography

The table below provides information on demography of Absheron Economic region from 2010 to 2016. There were 563,100 people in the economic region according to the statistics of 2016 (without the city of Baku).[8]

Demographic indicators of Absheron Economic Region.[8]
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Population
Population (by the end of the year, thousand people 522,8 538,4 545,3 551,8 557,8 563,1
Natural increase 4654 7706 5630 5949 5903 5403
Births 7228 10341 8114 8610 8593 8222
Deaths 2574 2635 2484 2661 2690 2819
Including:
Children under the age of 1 132 148 142 126 174 128
Weddings 3951 3888 4539 4595 3839 3699
Divorces 595 811 854 777 820 871
Per 1000 population
Natural increase 9,0 14,5 10,4 10,8 10,7 9,7
Births 13,9 19,4 15,0 15,7 15,5 14,7
Deaths 4,9 4,9 4,6 4,9 4,8 5,0
Including:
Children under the age 1 16,9 16,2 15,7 16,0 17,4 18,0
Weddings 7,6 7,3 8,4 8,4 6,9 6,6
Divorces 1,1 1,5 1,6 1,4 1,5 1,6

Geography

The territory of Absheron region covers the south-east parts of Lengebiz low-altitude mountain and The Greater Caucasus ranges, the east part of Gobustan and Absheron peninsula, south-east of Samur-Devechi lowland, and the northern part of the Southeastern Shirvan plain. The relief mainly consists of low-altitude mountains and plains. The surface is surrounded by crevices, crevices, gorges, hills, and slopes along the arches and tulips. Its lowest point is 28 m below sea level and the highest elevation is Dubrar Mountain (2205m above sea level).[1]

Hydrography

The river network of the region is sparse. The main rivers are Atacay, Sumgayit, Jeyrankechmez. The Samur-Absheron Channel and the Shirvan collector pass through its territory. There are numerous small lakes and the largest one is Masazir Lake. The salinity of the water of these lakes is very high.[9]

See also

References


  1. 1 2 3 4 "Absheron Economic Region. INTERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHER".
  2. 1 2 "State Program on Social-Economic Development of Regions of Azerbaijan. Page 9" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  3. 1 2 "Abşeron iqtisadi rayonu. Industry".
  4. 1 2 "Socio-economic development of the regions" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "ABSHERON ECONOMIC REGION 2012".
  6. 1 2 "Abşeron iqtisadi rayonu. Agriculture".
  7. 1 2 "Abşeron iqtisadi rayonu. Transportation".
  8. 1 2 "Abşeron iqtisadi rayonu. Demography".
  9. ↑ "Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic".
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