Baku
| Baku Bakı |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′56″E / 40.39528°N 49.88222°ECoordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′56″E / 40.39528°N 49.88222°E | |||
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hajibala Abutalybov | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,130 km2 (820 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | −28 m (−91.9 ft) | ||
| Population (2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,064,900 | ||
| • Density | 969.44/km2 (2,510.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | AZT (UTC+4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | AZST (UTC+5) | ||
| Postal code | AZ1000 | ||
| Area code(s) | 12 | ||
| Website | BakuCity.az | ||
Baku (Azerbaijani: Bakı) is the capital and the largest city of Azerbaijan. It is on the southern shore of the Apsheron Peninsula. Modern Baku has three parts: the Old Town (İçəri Şəhər), the boomtown and the Soviet-built town. About 3 million people live in the metropolitan area. There are large numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons.
In Baku area there is a lot of oil. There are a lot of state and private universities.
Baku is hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012. They also bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] The city's three main football clubs are Neftchi Baku, FC Baku and Inter Baku. Baku is one of world's leading chess centres.
Divisions [change]
Today, Baku is divided into 11 raions (administrative districts) and 5 settlements of city type.[4][5]
References [change]
- ↑ "Administrative, density and territorial units and land size by economic regions of Azerbaijan Republic for January 1. 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-11-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071124164655/http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/010.shtml#s11. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Population by economic and administrative regions, urban settlements at the beginning of the 2009". http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/2_2.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ↑ "Media". Olympic.org. http://www.olympic.org/media?articleid=138217. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
- ↑ "Baku's History". Bakupages.com. 2010-03-19. http://www.bakupages.com/pages/baku/baku_en.php. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ "Baku's History". Kishmish.az. http://www.kishmish.az/content/Baku_e.html. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
