Goychay (city)
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Goychay Göyçay |
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| City & Municipality | |
 Goychay
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| Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E | |
| Country |
 Azerbaijan
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| Rayon | Goychay |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 37,280 |
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) |
| • Summer (DST) | AZT (UTC+5) |
| Area code(s) | +994 167 |
| Website | Official website |
Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.65306°N 47.74056°E
Goychay (also, Göyçay, Gekchai, Geokchai, Geokchay, Geoktschai, Geokčaj, Geychay, and Göychay) is a city and municipality in and the capital of the Goychay Rayon of Azerbaijan. The municipality includes the city of Goychay and the nearby village of Qızılqaya.
As of December 2004 the urban population was 35,344
Concerted settlement dates back to the late 1850s following the devastating 1859 earthquake in Shemakha, though the town was only officially incorporated as such in 1916.
Tovuz is twinned with various cities.
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