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Goychay District
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Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Central Aran
- Established
- 8 August 1930
- Capital
- Goychay
- Governor
- Natig Aghayev
- Total
- 740 km (290 sq mi)
- Density
- 160/km (430/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
- Website
- goychay-ih .gov .az
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
- Capital
- Goychay
- Population
- 119400
- Area
- 736
- Elevation
- 25
- Official website
- www.goychay-ih.gov.az
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- topic's main category
- Category:Goychay District
- inception
- 1930-00-00
- postal code
- 2300
- topic has template
- Template:Goychay District
- Commons category
- Göyçay Rayon
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Encyclopedic overview
Goychay District (Azerbaijani: Göyçay rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the centre of the country, it belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Agdash, Qabala, Ismayilli, Kurdamir, and Ujar. Its capital and largest city is Goychay. As of 2020, the district had a population of 121,700. It is famous for its pomegranate growing industry and for its pomegranate festival.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goychay District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.