Government and politics in Lankaran, Azerbaijan: official figures
Each city and district of the Lankaran 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 Lankaran 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 Lankaran economic region is divided into 6 cities and districts, each with its own local executive authority: Astara, Jalilabad, Lerik, Lankaran, Masalli and Yardimli. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- Elected local self-government in the Lankaran economic region consisted of 179 municipalities in 2023, 3rd most of 9 regions and 11.1% of Azerbaijan's 1,606. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- With 937,700 residents and 179 municipalities, the Lankaran economic region had on average one municipality per 5,239 people in 2023. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
How Lankaran compares with other first-level divisions
Number of municipalities, 2023 (2023)
Lankaran ranks 3 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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