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Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Ganja-Dashkasan
- Established
- 8 August 1930
- Capital
- Goygol
- Governor
- Elvin Pashaev
- Total
- 920 km (360 sq mi)
- Density
- 70/km (180/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
- Website
- goygol-ih .gov .az
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Göygöl rayonu
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Located in
- Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
- Capital
- Goygol
- Population
- 60890
- Area
- 1183
- Elevation
- 1358
- Official website
- goygol-ih.gov.az
- Image
- Göygöl Milli Parkı (3).jpg
- Dialing code
- 230
- Licence plate code
- 25
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- inception
- 1930-08-08
- topic's main category
- Category:Goygol District
- Commons category
- Göygöl Rayon
- office held by head of government
- governor
- postal code
- AZ2500
- native label
- Göygöl rayonu
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Encyclopedic overview
Goygol District (Azerbaijani: Göygöl rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan, situated in the western part of the country within the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district is bordered by districts of Goranboy, Kalbajar, Dashkasan, Shamkir, Samukh, and the city of Ganja. Its administrative center and largest city is Goygol, close to the Goygol Lake. Originally established in the early 19th century as "Helenendorf" by German settlers, the area has evolved into a key region for agriculture and tourism in Azerbaijan. As of 2020, Goygol District has a population of approximately 64,600 residents.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goygol District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.