Gadabay District

Gadabay District
Gədəbəy - ( Qanlı Körpü, Siemens Bridge ( 1872)
Map of Azerbaijan showing Gadabay District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionGazakh-Tovuz
Established8 August 1930
CapitalGadabay
Settlements109
Government
  GovernorOrkhan Mursalov
Area
  Total
1,232 km2 (476 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
101,062
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
2100
Websitegedebey-ih.gov.az

Gadabay District (Azerbaijani: Gədəbəy rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz. Its administrative center is the city of Gadabay and it has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. It is part of the ancient culture of Khojaly and Gadabay. As of 2020, the population of the district is 101.062