Government and politics in Ganja-Gazakh, Azerbaijan: official figures
Each city and district of the Ganja-Gazakh economic region is run by a head of local executive authority appointed and dismissed by the President of Azerbaijan under Article 124 of the Constitution.
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- The local executive authorities in the Ganja-Gazakh economic region are financed from the state budget of Azerbaijan, and the local branches of central ministries there answer both to their ministry and to the local executive head. Source: Baku City Executive Power · saved copy
- The Ganja-Gazakh economic region is divided into 11 cities and districts, each with its own local executive authority: Ganja, Naftalan, Dashkasan, Goranboy, Goygol, Samukh, Aghstafa, Gadabay, Gazakh, Shamkir and Tovuz. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- Elected local self-government in the Ganja-Gazakh economic region consisted of 263 municipalities in 2023, 2nd most of 9 regions and 16.4% of Azerbaijan's 1,606. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- With 1,275,600 residents and 263 municipalities, the Ganja-Gazakh economic region had on average one municipality per 4,850 people in 2023. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
How Ganja-Gazakh compares with other first-level divisions
Number of municipalities, 2023 (2023)
Ganja-Gazakh ranks 2 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Number of municipalities, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aran | 464 |
| 2 | Ganja-Gazakh | 263 |
| 3 | Lankaran | 179 |
| 4 | Nakhchivan | 170 |
| 5 | Shaki-Zaqatala | 145 |
| 6 | Guba-Khachmaz | 127 |
| 7 | Daghlig Shirvan | 110 |
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Sources
- Baku City Executive Power: Regulations on Local Executive Authorities (Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of 6 June 2012), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 301b7761e4e6…)
- State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2024: tables by economic region and administrative-territorial unit (population, employment, incomes, wages, schools, health, hotels, crime, services and municipal budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2931ccb66876…)
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