Goychay District
District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Goychay District
Country	Azerbaijan
Region	Central Aran
Established	8 August 1930
Capital	Goychay
Settlements[1]	56
Government
• Governor	Natig Aghayev
Area
• Total	740 km2 (290 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	121,700
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code	2300
Website	goychay-ih.gov.az

Goychay District (Azerbaijani: Göyçay rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. Located in the centre of the country, it belongs to Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Agdash, Qabala, Ismayilli, Kurdamir, and Ujar. Its capital and largest city is Goychay. As of 2020, the district had a population of 121,700.^[2] It is famous for its pomegranate growing industry, and for its pomegranate festival.

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. 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.^[3][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.^[3]

Climate

The geographical location of the region has been affected by the climate of the Goychay district as its territory is located in semi-desert and mountainous areas. Due to the above geographical conditions, the climate of the 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 into 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 the 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 the Shirvan region. The rivers are fed by snow, rain and ground water. The main river in the district is the Goychay River that belongs to the basin of 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 km². 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. The 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% occur 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 the 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 that is a branch of the Goychay River.^[5]

History

The name of the region was taken from Goychay River which means "Blue River" (Göy çay) in Azerbaijani language due to the very clean nature and transparency of the river and light blue colour of the water. Due to a 1859 earthquake in Shamakhi, many of its residents moved to the 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.^[6]

Economy

The economy Goychay district is based on industrial 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.^[7][8][9] 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.^[6][10] Economic sector of the region is agriculture. This sector is based upon grain-growing, cattle-breeding, silkworm-breeding, grape and fruit growing.^[11]

Industry

The region's industry was mainly represented by food, non-metallic mineral products, electricity, and the distribution of gas and water. The region has great potential for the production of vine and cognac due to the development of the 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 the non-state sector, respectively.^{[7][8][9][12]}

Agriculture

The major agricultural outputs of the 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 the following:  cattle (38047), including 19566 cows and camels, 57019 sheep and goats. 51.4 percent of the 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).^[9][7][13]

	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
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