Yasamal raion

Summary

Yasamal is a settlement and raion in Baku, Azerbaijan. As of 2023 it had a population of 225,600.[1] It is one of the central districts of Baku.

Yasamal raion
Building of Yasamal Rayon Municipality on 12 Jafar Jabbarly Street
Building of Yasamal Rayon Municipality on 12 Jafar Jabbarly Street
Country Azerbaijan
RegionBaku
DistrictBaku
Area
 • Total16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi)

History edit

Yasamal district was established in 1932 as the administrative unit of the district, from the south to Sabail (3 km), west from Garadagh (3.2 km), north from Binagadi (2.8 km) and Nasimi (5 km) borders with regions.

Geography edit

Through the district, from the "Kurt Gate" and Badamdar settlement to the south bypassing Baku-Gazakh and Baku-Astara and west of New Yasamal to Baku via Baku-Gazakh, Baku-Astara and Baku-Yalama, and from Bilajari, there are exits to Gazakh and Baku-Yalama highways.

History edit

5,497 families – 20,550 internally displaced persons have registered in the District Executive Authority.

Demographics edit

The registered population density is 15,160 people/km2. The population of the region is 118,776 people, with 48.5% males and 51.5% females.

Education edit

Eight higher education institutions are present, along with 5 secondary specialized educational institutions, 4 music schools, 30 kindergartens, and 28 secondary schools (high school, gymnasium) where the number of teachers employed is 3,076 and the number of pupils is 29,643.[2]

The Nizami, Academy of Sciences, Inshaatchilar.

Transport edit

20 January subway stations are located in the district.[3]

Governance edit

The elected local self-governing body is Yasamal municipality. Pursuant to Article 210.1 of the Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, members of municipalities are elected in multi-member constituencies on the basis of a relative majority system.[4]

Economy edit

Yasamal is located in a central district of Baku. 9,153 different categories of economic objects operate in the district, with 100,382 workers and servants. The average monthly salary in these enterprises was 622.7 AZN.

The macroeconomic indicators of Yasamal district in 2017 were:

  • Industrial output is 353.421 million AZN.
  • Investments in fixed assets amounted to 299.604 million AZN.
  • Construction and installation works out of the total investment in fixed assets amounted to 240.059 million AZN.
  • Contract work was 603.872 million AZN.
  • Transport services amounted to 2432.532 million AZN.
  • Information and communication services were 659.695 million AZN.
  • Retail trade turnover was 2665.674 million AZN.
  • Paid services provided to the population amounted to 1235.517 million AZN.
  • Average monthly salary is 655.1 AZN.

As of January 1, 2018, the total number capacity of Yasamal Telephone Junction was 179,832, among which 152,888 numbers were in use.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Yasamal - Azerbaijan". azerbaijans.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Rayon haqqında". yasamal-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Yasamal". Yasamal. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ^ Decision of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan on calling the next municipal elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan for December 23, 2019 (PDF). 2019.
  5. ^ "İqtisadiyyat - YASAMAL RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". yasamal-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2020-08-21.