Tovuz
Cairt o Azerbaijan showin Tovuz rayon
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 eedit

Tovuz 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 eedit

The recordit population in 2009 stuid at 157,400 fowk,[2] split atween 113 settlements.

Economy eedit

The region is dominatit bi agricultur. Wine, fruit, vegetables an grain crops are aw producit alang wi cattle.

Notable residents eedit

Sources an further readin eedit

  1. azerb.com Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine concernin baith the Rayon an the toun (in German)
  2. Aserbaidschanische Statistikbehörde zu Einwohnerzahlen Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

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