Lankaran District

Lankaran District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lankaran District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Lankaran District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionLankaran-Astara
Established8 August 1930
CapitalLankaran
Settlements[1]93
Government
 • GovernorTaleh Garashov
Area
 • Total1,540 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 • Total232,000
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
4200
Websitelenkeran-ih.gov.az

Lankaran District (Azerbaijani: Lənkəran rayonu, Talysh: Lankon rəyon) is one of the 69 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south-east of the country, in the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Astara, Lerik, Masally, and Neftchala. Its capital and largest city is Lankaran, although the city is technically not part of the district and is subordinate to the Republic. As of 2022, the district had a population of 232,000.[2]

  1. ^ "İnzibati-ərazi vahidləri" (PDF). preslib.az. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Azerbaijan". stat.gov.az. State Statistics Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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