Tovuz Rayon
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| Population | 157,000 |
| Aurie (km²) | 1,942 |
| Caipital | Tovuz |
Tovuz is a rayon o Azerbaijan. It is situatit atween Shemkir an Agstafa, 360 km frae Baku an 107 km frae Tbilisi. A major train line runs throu the centre, stoppin at Tovuz Stansiya. Tovuz an aw borders Armenie naur the veelage o Eli Beli.
The toun o Tovuz is a municipal centre o this rayon.
Geography
eeditTovuz covers 412 km². The rayon is muntainous in the sooth, whaur it is crossed bi the Lesser Caucasus muntains.
The region includes rich deposits o ores an precious metals, notably gowd.[1]
Population
eeditThe recordit population in 2009 stuid at 157,400 fowk,[2] split atween 113 settlements.
Economy
eeditThe region is dominatit bi agricultur. Wine, fruit, vegetables an grain crops are aw producit alang wi cattle.
Notable residents
eedit- Ganira Pashayeva, Member (MP) o the Naitional Assembly o Azerbaijan for Tovuz Rayon an jurnalist
Sources an further readin
eedit- ↑ azerb.com Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine concernin baith the Rayon an the toun (in German)
- ↑ Aserbaidschanische Statistikbehörde zu Einwohnerzahlen Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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