Goychay District




Region in Azerbaijan



































Göyçay
Region

Map of Azerbaijan showing Goychay region
Map of Azerbaijan showing Goychay region

Country Azerbaijan
Capital Goychay
Area
 • Total 736 km2 (284 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 111,400
Postal code 2300
Telephone code (+994) 20[2]
Website www.goychay.az

Goychay (Azerbaijani: Göyçay) is a region of Azerbaijan located in the central part of the country.[3] The region is famous for its pomegranate growing industry, and for its pomegranate festival.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Climate


    • 1.2 Hydrography




  • 2 History


  • 3 Economy


    • 3.1 Industry


    • 3.2 Agriculture


    • 3.3 Tourism


    • 3.4 Transportation


    • 3.5 Communication




  • 4 Demographic information


    • 4.1 Prominent people from Goychay




  • 5 Festivals


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Geography


Goychay region is located in Shirvan valley, at the footsteps of Greater Caucasus mountain range. It stretches for about 25 km from north to south and 40 km from east to west, making up 726 km2 in total. The capital of the district Goychay lies on the 216th km of Baku-Qazakh Highway and 18 km away from Ujar railway station. It borders Ismayilli region on the northeast, Kürdəmir on the southeast, Ujar on the south and Agdash on the west. Geographically, the region is divided into mountainous terrain and lowlands. Bozdag Qaramaryam mountain range makes up the mountainous part. The distance between Goychay region and capital Baku is 226 km. The region consists of a city and 55 villages. The biggest populated settlements include Bığır, Ləkçılpaq, Çaxırlı and İncə villages.[1][4]


Goychay and Yukhari Shirvan rivers pass through the region which contributes to raw materials used for products used for construction. Goychay is rich with river rocks and soft sand, and the clay deposits found in the vicinity of Qarabaqqal village are used for brick production.[1]



Climate


The geographical location of the region has been affected the climate of Goychay district as its territory is located in the semi-desert and the mountainous areas. Due to above geographical conditions, the climate of region has its own attributes. In the territory of the district the dominant climate is the mild hot semi-arid and dry subtropical climate. This climate type is characterized by its mild and moisture winter and dry and warm summer. In the Goychay region, the climate can be classified in 2 categories; the first includes the territories located in the south part of Goychay, and the second is the climate of the villages located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus. Because of moderate and humid air conditions in north foothills (mountainous part) as well as in the eastern warmer part, the region has huge potential for agriculture. The rest of the region is cold in the winter and hot in the summer which requires the usage of irrigation.[5]



Hydrography


The existing river network in the Goychay region flows from the Greater Caucasus to the Kur-Araz lowland. The inland waters of the district are included in the hydrologic basin of Shirvan region. The rivers are fed by snow, rain and ground water. The main river in the district is Goychay River that belongs to basin the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, as well as the Kur. It is considered as transit river in Shirvan plain. The total length of Goychay river is 115 km and the catchment area is 1770 sq.km. The average water flow rate in the river is 12.5 m / sec, the maximum speed is 70m / s. Goychay river is fed by 12% of snow, 28% rainfall and 60% underground waters. Average annual water consumption of the river is 12kub m / sec, of which 30-35% is in spring, 20-25% in summer, 18-22% in fall, and 15-17% occurs in winter. Nohurqıslaq water reservoir built in the Gabala district supplies water to the river in summer when there is a decrease in its flow. The second long river in the area of district is the Arvan River. The Arvan river flows from Arvan Mountain which is located 12 km away from the city. It often caused floods in spring in the past. In order to prevent this, the dam was built between 1972 and 1980 and the direction of its water changed to the Goychay River. The Arvan River dries up during the hot months of the year. Shilian River is another river in the region which is a branch of the Goychay River.[6]



History


The name of the region was taken from Goychay River which means "Blue River" (Göy çay) in Azerbaijani language due to very clean nature and transparency of the river and light blue color of the water.
Due to a 1859 earthquake in Shamakhi, many of its residents moved to west establishing a village of Goychay. Because of demographic growth, the Russian Imperial government created Goychay Uyezd within Baku Governorate during its administrative reforms in December 1867. The region was established as an administrative unit of Azerbaijan SSR on 8 August 1930.[7]



Economy


The economy Goychay district is based on industry agriculture, consumer market, transportation, and communication. The total value of goods produced by various enterprises, organizations, and individuals operating in the region was approximately 248,331.0 thousand AZN according to the statistics of 2016. The share of industry in economy was 32077,6 thousand AZN or 12,9% of the total output, 88641,4 thousand AZN or 35,7% in agriculture, 27019,9 thousand AZN or 10,9% in construction, 4719,9 thousand AZN or 1,9 percent in transportation, 805.2 thousand AZN or 0.3 percent in communication, 95067.0 thousand AZN or 38.3 percent in trade and services.[8][9][10] Goychay is also famous for its wine-making industry which started rapidly growing in the 1970s. In the 1970s and 1980s, pomegranate refining factory, cotton factory, milk production plant, bread making plant, grape products refinery plants were built.[7][11] Economic sector of the region is agriculture. This sector is based upon grain-growing, cattle-breeding, silkworm-breeding, grape and fruit growing.[12]



Industry


The region's industry was mainly represented by food, non-metallic mineral products, electricity, and distribution gas and water. The region has great potential for the production of vine and cognac due to development on productivity of viticulture.  In 2016, the total production by industrial enterprises of the region as well local private firms was worth around 32077.6 thousand AZN at actual prices and the volume of industrial production increased by 26.9% compared to 2015. The share of total industrial output was 17% in the state sector and 83.0% in non-state sector, respectively.[8][9][10][13]

























































































































































2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016
Number of operating enterprises total, unit
28
24
23
23
28
29
Industrial product (actual price of the relevant year), thousand AZN
15844
17816
25720
31966
21026
34321
Industrial product, relative to previous year, in percent (at comparable prices)
91,5
83,3
178,5
140,0
53,1
222,8
Share of private sector in industrial product, in percent
72,9
71,1
81,6
85,4
78,5
84,1
Price of finished goods remaining in inventory at the end of the period, thousand AZN
3594
2798
5273
9351
4776
4770
Average number of employees - total
892
1077
1199
1177
888
1004
Average monthly salary of employees, AZN
262,9
321,0
362,4
364,5
357,7
354,8
Availability of the main industrial and production assets (at the end of the year, at balance sheet), thousand AZN
45229
40016
46831
49304
50353
51620
Production of basic types of products in natural expression:

Alcohol, thousand dekaliter
130,4
-
100,0
254,8
59,1
509,5
Milk with a fat content of 1-3%, ton
492
506
445,4
454,6
270,1
295,7
Bread, ton
433,6
899,4
889,1
1024
977,2
278,8
Asphalt, ton
41262
26378
69615
104331
44701
18991
Building brick, thousand cubic meters
25,3
11,7
14,1
17,9
20,3
12,1
Gravel, crushed stone, small river stone, thousand ton
16,5
5,6
7,4
8,1
9,6
5,0
Juices, thousand dekaliter
224,8
107,7
256,4
122,7
115,9
192,7


Agriculture


The major agricultural outputs of region are grain, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products related to livestock. Potatoes, melons, and grapes are also cultivated in the local farms.  The actual cost of gross output of agriculture in 2016 amounted to 88641.4 thousand AZN, of which 43553.2 thousand AZN fell to share of cattle-breeding and 45088.2 AZN thousand to fruit and vegetable products. During the first half of 2016, 37067 tons of grain, 548 tons of corn, 1871 tons of potatoes, 19018 tons of vegetables, 619 tons of melons, 61779 tons of fruits and berries and 502 tons of grapes were produced in the local farms of the region. Moreover, 42.34 hectares of new orchards were built in order to obtain growth in the share of agriculture in the region. In 2016, 151 tons of cotton was supplied in the region. The statistics of January 1, 2017, indicated that the number of livestock in the region was like following:  cattle (38047), including 19566 cows and camels, 57019 sheep and goats. 51.4 percent of total livestock of the district consisted of cows and buffalos. In 2017, 7543 hectares of wheat and 7074 hectares are barley are sown in Goychay district (total 14617 hectares).[10][14][15]



























































































































































































































































































































































2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total area of sown agricultural crops (ha)                   

Cereals and cereal legumes
13810
14460
15209
15486
13870
14012
including wheat
7454
8108
8404
8467
6503
6872
Cotton
63
40
16
-
-
200
Potato
135
146
149
151
155
157
Vegetables
1119
1132
1139
1149
1158
1071
Kaleyard plants
83
65
67
69
70
37
Fruit and berry
4828
5205
5364
5699
6020
5766
Grape
44
44
44
24
24
24

Production of main agricultural products (in all categories of farms), tons

Cereals and cereal legumes
30110
35928
34752
28257
36865
37616
including wheat
15462
20599
19501
15971
17557
18709
Cotton
114
65
4
-
-
153
Potato
1435
1596
1648
1690
1808
1871
Vegetables
26919
27733
27935
28464
19842
19018
Kaleyard plants
1572
1355
1405
1467
1137
619
Fruit and berry
56883
65598
68853
72887
75513
61779
Grape
600
741
800
764
801
502

Productivity (in all categories of farming), centner / ha

Grain
21,8
24,8
22,8
18,2
26,6
26,8
including wheat
20,7
25,4
23,2
18,9
27,0
27,2
Cotton
18,2
16,3
2,5
-
-
7,6
Potato
106
109
111
112
117
119
Vegetables
235
240
242
243
168
168
Kaleyard plants
189
209
210
213
162
167
Fruit and berry
161,9
166,1
162,5
157,9
161,4
125,7
Grape
94,4
106,4
111,4
182,1
189,8
116,2

Number of Livestock (in total)

Cattle
46813
47438
47881
48102
48442
38047
including cows and buffaloes
23525
24129
24372
24419
24436
19566
Sheeps and goats
64198
65550
66520
67165
67804
57019
Birds
451979
486326
426845
441070
521466
451106
Bee families
752
776
868
903
973
1236

Production of cattle product, ton

Meat
4174
5405
5441
5457
5488
5495
Milk
23550
24240
24510
24850
24935
25030
Eggs
10900
11500
11800
12000
12200
12500
Wool (in physical weight)
81
85
87
88
89
90


Tourism




















































































2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016
Number of hotel and hotel type facilities, unit
1
3
3
3
3
3
Number of rooms, unit
12
68
68
68
59
59
Total capacity
27
209
209
209
138
138
Number of persons stayed
765
2028
2022
1453
1705
1558
Number of accommodations, individual-night
850
6410
4625
2993
4015
3400









Transportation


In 2016, 893 thousand tons of cargo and 13697 thousand passengers were transported. Compared to 2015, 25 thousand tons or 2.9 percent of cargo and 514 thousand people or 3.9 percent more passengers were transported.  Transportation routes connecting Baku with the city center.[10][16][17]



































































































































2010

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Cargo transportation, thousand tons
635
742
789
816
868
893

Freight turnover, million tons
100,2
122,9
132,5
137,2
146,1
150,2

Passenger transportation, thousand people
9310
11011
11925
12437
13183
13697

Passenger turnover, million Passenger km
46,4
53,1
56,9
59,5
63,0
65,4

Total number of cars, unit
7296
7511
8273
9394
10361
11090

including:


Trucks
1190
1132
1212
1295
1294
1371

Buses
133
102
105
119
119
130

Number of vehicles for public transportation
5800
6217
6888
7899
8850
9481

Personal cars
5692
6147
6819
7826
8776
9404

Vehicles for special purposes
103
49
54
51
32
74

Other vehicles
70
11
14
30
66
34


Communication


In 2016, the total cost of various communication services was worth 805.2 thousand AZN provided by enterprises located within the district or Azerbaijan. It was 33.9 thousand AZN or 4.4% more than in 2015.[18][19]



Demographic information


The population of Goychay region is 111,400 (2011 census).[1] The average population density in the city equals to 145 persons per square km. Approximately 32.89% of the population lives in Goychay city, 67.11% live in the villages. Goychay is home to many nationalities. Ethnic composition is as follows:




  • Azeris - 99,086

  • Russians - 189

  • Lezgis - 1,054

  • Ukrainians - 58

  • Turks - 36

  • Jews - 22

  • Tatars - 28

  • Avars - 2

  • Georgians - 2

  • Kurds - 6

  • Armenians - 3

  • Other nationalities - 25[7]



Prominent people from Goychay



  • Habibi

  • Ali khan Gantemir

  • Rasul Rza

  • Ali Kerim

  • Anvar Mammadkhanli

  • Isgender Coshgun

  • Anar Rzayev

  • Ali Samadli

  • Ibrahim Goychayli[20]

  • Emin Mahmudov[21]


Ramil Huseynov



Festivals


Goychay Pomegranate Festival is considered the major event takes place annually in the city of Goychay in Azerbaijan starting on 3 November 2006 by Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Executive Authority of the Goychay Region. The event embraces a fair and an exhibition of Azerbaijani fruit-cuisine that presents different varieties of pomegranates as well as many kinds of pomegranate products produced in local enterprises. Within the framework of this event, holding a parade has become an integral part of the festival which includes traditional Azerbaijani dances and Azerbaijani music. The competitions such as the biggest pomegranate or pomegranate eating competition are minor events held to make the festival more attractive for the visitors. Festival usually takes place in autumn (mainly in October).[22][23]



References





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  21. ^ az:Emin Mahmudov (yazıçı)


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External links



  • Goychay website

  • Map of the region


Template:Goychay Region



Coordinates: 40°39′11″N 47°44′26″E / 40.6531°N 47.7406°E / 40.6531; 47.7406







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