Ujar District


Ujar Rayon is a rayon of Azerbaijan, situated to the south of Goycay, 234 km out of Baku, in the centre of the country. This region contains the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline to the south of the Shirvan plain.

History

The name Ucar derives from the Turkic word "Ucqar" meaning "remote", as Ucar was remote from the Shirvanshah capital at Baku, and on the frontier of the Shirvan state.
Before, the territory of the Ujar region was part of the Shirvan Beylerbey, later Shamakhi khanate. On April 10, 1840,  according to the administrative reform, it was the part of Caspian Province, and in 1846, joined to the Shamakhi Governorate. After the Shamakhi earthquake in 1859, the center of the Governorate moved to Baku. In December 1867, Goychay Uyezd was established in the territory of Baku province. At that time, the district was part of the Goychay Uyezd. In 1930, the Uyezd was abolished and the district was transferred to the administrative unit. Thus, the Ujar Rayon was created on 24 January 1939 as an independent administrative unit from part of Goychay region. The territory of region was changed in 1963. Thus, Zardab district was abolished in 1963 with its territory joined to the Ujar district. In 1965, the Zardab district was separated from Ucar when it was restored as an independent region.

Population

, Ujar Rayon had an estimated population of 77,900 people, of which 22% were urban dwellers and 78% rural. The population is 99.7% Azerbaijanis. According to the report of Statistical Committee of Republic, the total number of population in 2010 was 71.9 thousand people. By 2018, increased by 15,800 and reached 87.7.
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Ujar region71,972,372,873,273,974,775,576,377,277,978,879,880,781,882,984,185,486,687,7
urban population15,615,715,815,916,717,017,117,216,716,816,917,017,117,117,317,517,717,818,0
rural population56,356,657,057,357,257,758,459,160,561,161,962,863,664,765,666,667,768,869,7

Rivers and water resources

Main rivers are Goychay and Turyan rivers. Tikanlichay, one of the main rivers, starts from the south-western slope of the Bazarduzu mountain. The river has 10 branches. The Goychay River starts from the Lahij mountain system - the western slope of Kovdag.

Administration

There are 32 villages and 1 city in Ucar. The largest communities are Qazyan, Müsüslü and Qarabörk.

Chief executives

Ujar Rayon is divided into twenty-nine municipalities.
  1. Ujar Municipality is coëxtensive with the city of Ucar
  2. Məlikballı Municipality
  3. Müsüslü Municipality
  4. Qarabörk Municipality
  5. Qazyan Municipality
  6. Alpi Municipality
  7. Gazigumlag Municipality
  8. Ramal Municipality
  9. Garadaghli Municipality
  10. Alpout Municipality
  11. Gazyan Municipality
  12. Lak Municipality
  13. Boyat Municipality
  14. Khelej Municipality
  15. Upper Shilyan Municipality
  16. Mususlu Municipality
  17. Garajalli Municipality
  18. Bergushad Municipality
  19. Upper Chiyni Municipality
  20. Gulabend Municipality
  21. Garabork Municipality
  22. Resteje Municipality