Agsu Rayon

Ağsu
Rayon
Map of Azerbaijan showing Agsu Rayon
Country	Azerbaijan
Capital	Ağsu
Area
• Total	1,020 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	65,900
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Website	agsu-ih.gov.az

Agsu (Ağsu) is a raion in central Azerbaijan.

According to some sources that Agsu city was founded by Nadir Shah, in 1735. The remainders of that city (“Ruined city”) is situated in the south of Agsu city. The name of the city is derived from “Agsuchay” which flow through the city. City status was given to Agsu, in 1967. Agsu district was arranged, in 1943. it is bounded by Ismayilli from the north and north-west, Shamakhi from the north-west and east, Kurdamir and Hadzhigabul from the south.

Its territory is 1020 km2, population in 69.4 persons. There are a city (Agsu city), 78 villages. These dwelling areas are embraced by 24 territorial representations and 60 municipalities. Gagali, Kendoba, Bijo, Calva, Pirhassanli, Dzhalayir, Padar, Arabushagi and Garagoyunlu are the greatest villages of the district.

49.1% of the population is male, 50.9% is female. 98,92% of the population is Azerbaijani, 1,08% is Lezghin, Turkish and other. 25.7% of the population lives in the city, 74.3% lives in villages. 2068 refugees and forced immigrants were settled down in the district. They are moved here from Armenia, Uzbekistan and our occupied regions.

According to geographical situation, Agsu district is located at the bottom of the Great Caucasus and on the plain of Shirvan. 16 villages, 3 territory units are mountainous zone.

The Girdiman and the Agsuchay and their branches flow through the district. Kukash gorge and Djavanshir Lake (in the west), Yukhari Shirvan canal and its branch Agsu (in the south) as erll as little Bijoderesi river are located in the district.

Agsu district is agricultural district. Cattle-breeding, grain-growing, cotton-growing, fruit-growing and vegetable-growing are the most important fields of the district’s economy. 75.2% or 76742 hectare of its territory is useful for agriculture, 46.3% or 35550 hectare of it consists of arable land.

36184 hectare arable lands were freely given to long-term 43892 proprietors as a result of carried out agrarian reforms in National Leader Heydar Aliyev’s initiative and under his leadership. Property of sovkhozes and kolkhozes in the sum of AZM 17.8 billion (AZN 3.6mln.) was privatized and share permission was given to the proprietors. 98-100% of production of the district, retail commodity circulation, paying services falls to non-governmental sector’s share.

69 schools providing general education, 5 out-of-school and pre-school institutes, 6 hospitals, 18 ambulatory-polyclinics, 22 doctor's assistant-mama dispensaries, a cultural palace, 10 cultural houses, 47 libraries, a musical school for children and history-ethnographical museum operate in the district.

In 1954, the first newspaper “Yeni Heyat” (“New Life”) was published in the district. Then, inter-regional newspaper “Irali” (“Forward”) was published in 1961 and newspaper “Birlik” (“Unity”) was published in 1966. Nowadays, newspaper “Agsu” which is agency of Executive Government of Agsu district is published in the district. The newspaper was registered in the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Republic, on January 13, 2003.

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