Goranboy District
Goranboy District | |
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Map of Azerbaijan showing Goranboy District | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Region | Ganja-Dashkasan |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Goranboy |
| Settlements | 87 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maharram Guliyev |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,700 km2 (700 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 105,000 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 2200 |
| Website | goranboy-ih |
Goranboy District (Azerbaijani: Goranboy rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country in the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Kalbajar, Tartar, Yevlakh, Samukh, and Goygol. Its capital and largest city is Goranboy. As of 2020, the district had a population of 105,000.
During the Soviet era, the region was best known for the oil-cure sanatorium resort of Naftalan, though administratively Naftalan counts as an independent city. Naftalan is now starting to operate again following several years of virtual inaction when the resorts were filled with refugees from the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.