Key facts
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Region
- Gazakh-Tovuz
- Established
- 8 August 1930
- Capital
- Shamkir
- Governor
- Rashad Taghiyev
- Total
- 1,660 km (640 sq mi)
- Density
- 132/km (342/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+4 ( AZT )
- Website
- shamkir-ih .gov .az
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
40°49′57″N 46°1′35″E / 40.83250°N 46.02639°E / 40.83250; 46.02639
Shamkir District (Azerbaijani: Şəmkir rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Gadabay, Tovuz, Samukh, Goygol, and Dashkasan. Its capital and largest city is Shamkir. As of 2020, the district had a population of 219,500.