Aran Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Aran iqtisadi rayonu) was one of the 10 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It bordered Iran to the south, as well as the economic regions of Upper Karabakh, Ganja-Gazakh, Shaki-Zagatala, Mountainous Shirvan, Absheron, and Lankaran. The region consisted of the districts of Agdash, Aghjabadi, Barda, Beylagan, Bilasuvar, Jalilabad, Goychay, Hajigabul, Imishli, Kurdamir, Neftchala, Saatly, Sabirabad, Salyan, Ujar, Yevlakh, Zardab and the cities of Mingachevir and Shirvan.[2][3]
Aran Economic Region
Aran iqtisadi rayonu | |
|---|---|
 Aran economic region is located in central Azerbaijan | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21,430 km2 (8,270 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,893,036 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.712[1] high · 8th |
Territory
editThe territory of the economic region was 21,430 km2 and covers 24.7% of Azerbaijan.[4][2]
Population
edit| Towns and regions | Total | Urban places | Rural places |
| Aran economic region | 2,006.0 | 749.5 | 1,256.5 |
Geography and climate
editMore than 50% of the territory is plain areas below the sea level. The climate of the region is dry subtropical.[2]
Natural resources
editThe major natural resources of the economic region are natural gas, oil, mineral water, and construction materials.[2][6] South-eastern and central regions of the economic region is rich with natural resources.[7] The region has underground and above-ground fuel-energy resources.[2]
Economy
editMain economic indicators of the region are industry and agriculture.[6]
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||
| Number of enterprises | Output, 1000 manats | Number of enterprises | Output, 1000 manats | Number of enterprises | Output, 1000 manats | |
| Total economy | 47,549 | 582,191.3 | 32,670 | 565,269.5 | 33,414 | 581,804.5 |
| of which natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 45,502 | 401,621.5 | 30,685 | 441,956.2 | 30,896 | 517,722.1 |
| of which: | ||||||
| agriculture, forestry and fishing | 1,817 | 35,771.9 | 1,504 | 33,154.9 | 1,453 | 18,743.7 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 1,207 | 10,920.0 | 851 | 8,859.0 | 784 | 9,184.0 |
| industry | 651 | 59,357.6 | 941 | 56,316.8 | 719 | 17,919.6 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 445 | 12,112.5 | 746 | 14,705.7 | 566 | 13,724.0 |
| construction | 294 | 91,194.8 | 349 | 35,956.6 | 426 | 5,728.9 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 145 | 1,126.2 | 188 | 1,301.6 | 158 | 1,317.2 |
| trade; repair of transport means | 34,911 | 215,209.8 | 18,157 | 245,844.2 | 18,253 | 336,742.2 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 34,112 | 201,505.2 | 17,449 | 231,797.4 | 17,479 | 299,989.1 |
| transportation and storage | 2,925 | 58,817.8 | 2,965 | 62,009.6 | 3,034 | 64,633.5 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 2,899 | 58,559.1 | 2,940 | 60,960.0 | 2,978 | 63,459.3 |
| accommodation and food service activities | 1,764 | 83,899.2 | 2,278 | 90,634.8 | 2,366 | 96,299.7 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 1,737 | 83,413.5 | 2,247 | 90,007.4 | 2,332 | 95,416.4 |
| information and communication | 9 | 200.1 | 6 | 113.7 | 11 | 334.2 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| real estate activities | 75 | 338.6 | 73 | 375.6 | 85 | 523.3 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 61 | 70.4 | 58 | 203.4 | 65 | 236.3 |
| education | 25 | 350.9 | 21 | 345.4 | 44 | 308.4 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| human health and social work activities | 30 | 787.4 | 32 | 1,109.2 | 44 | 1,105.1 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| other fields | 5,048 | 36,263.2 | 6,344 | 39,408.7 | 6,979 | 39,465.9 |
| natural persons – individual entrepreneurs | 4,896 | 33,914.6 | 6,206 | 34,121.7 | 6,534 | 34,395.8 |
Industry
editThe industrial sector of the region includes light and food industries, chemical, machinery, and construction material production. There are chemical industry enterprises in Salyan, Neftchala, and Mingechevir cities. Machinery is developed in Shirvan, Mingechevir, and Salyan. Enterprises of light industry are facilitated in all administrative divisions of the economic region. Major areas of the light industry in the region are cotton production, cotton clothing, artificial leather production, and carpet-making. 90% of cotton production of the country is produced in the Aran economic region. Fruit-vegetables processing, meat-milk, fishery canned products, and livestock products are part of food industry in the economic region.[7][2]
Agriculture
editViniculture, dry-subtropical fruit-growing, wheat production, cotton production, and horticulture are the main parts of agriculture in the region.[2]
Transportation
editThe region is on the high transport lines of Azerbaijan. Those transport lines connect the capital city Baku with other economic regions, as well as with Iran, Georgia, and Turkey. There is Yevlakh-Baku airline available as well.[2][9]
Yevlakh Regional Business Center and Administrative Building of Aran
editThe total area of the center is over 6900 m 2. The center comprises a business center, administrative rooms, and auxiliary buildings, an exhibition hall, an assembly hall for 180 people and small conference halls. The purpose of the center is to identify prime concerns related to the socio-economic development of the Aran economic region, to make proposals on these concerns, implement regional policies, develop entrepreneurship, support small and medium entrepreneurs, organize awareness, consulting and information services.[10]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Ministry of economy->Regional development->Economic regions". Ministry of economy. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Azərbaycanın regionları". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Əhali". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ a b Economy, The Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of. "ARAN ECONOMIC REGION 2012 - The Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Economy". www.economy.gov.az. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ a b Aras, Osman; Suleyman, Elcin (2010). Azərbaycan İqtisadiyyati
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "Kur-Araz natural-economic zones. Aran (Kur-Araz) economic region". International Geographer. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ "The Ministry of Economy and Industry in Yevlakh Regional Business Center and Administrative Building of Aran". www.mnaf.az. Retrieved 2019-01-25.