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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Baku
| native_name              = Bakı
| image_skyline            = Vista de Baku, Azerbaiyán, 2016-09-26, DD 117.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| image_caption            = Panoramic view of Baku
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = WP baku siegel.png
| seal_size                = 80px
| image_map                = 
| mapsize                  = 220px
| map_caption              = Baku city lights at night
| pushpin_map              = 
| pushpin_label_position   = bottom
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Azerbaijan
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{AZE}}
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = [[Eldar Azizov]]
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 2130
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="DENSITY">{{cite web
|url=http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/010.shtml#s11
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124164655/http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/010.shtml#s11
|archive-date=2007-11-24
|title=Administrative, density and territorial units and land size by economic regions of Azerbaijan Republic for January 1. 2007
|access-date=2009-07-17}}</ref>
| area_land_km2            = 
| area_water_km2           = 
| population_as_of         = 2010
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="pop">{{cite web|url=http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/en/2_2.shtml
|title=Population by economic and administrative regions, urban settlements at the beginning of the 2009|access-date=2009-11-21}}</ref>
| population_total         = 2,064,900
| population_metro         = 
| population_density_km2   = 969.44
| timezone                 = [[Azerbaijan Time|AZT]]
| utc_offset               = +4
| timezone_DST             = [[Azerbaijan Time|AZST]]
| utc_offset_DST           = +5
| coordinates              = {{coord|40|23|43|N|49|52|56|E|type:city(2039700)_region:AZ_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m              = −28
| area_code                = +994 12
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal code]]
| postal_code              = AZ1000
| website                  = [http://www.baku-ih.gov.az/ Baku-ih.gov.az]
| footnotes                = 
}}
[[File:Baku City in Azerbaijan (2020–2023).svg|300 px|thumb|right|Location of Baku, [[Azerbaijan]]]]
'''Baku''' ({{IPAc-en|b|ə|ˈ|k|uː|,_|b|ɑː|ˈ|k|uː|,_|ˈ|b|ɑː|k|uː|,_|ˈ|b|æ|k|uː}}; {{lang-az|Bakı}}, from the medieval {{lang-fa|بادکوبه}} ''Bâd-kube'', meaning "wind-pounded city", a [[compound word]] of ''bād'', "[[wind]]", and ''kube'', which is [[:wikt:root|rooted]] in the [[verb]] کوبیدن ''kubidan'', "[[:wikt:pound|to pound]]", thus meaning a place where the wind would be strong and pounding,<ref name="Web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://iranchamber.com/podium/culture/020920_politicizing_linguistics.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013212555/http://iranchamber.com/podium/culture/020920_politicizing_linguistics.php |archive-date=13 October 2007 |title=Culture & Religion on Podium: Politicizing Linguistics |access-date=25 July 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy}}</ref> and ancient city names  ''Baraca''/{{lang-fa|باراکا}}) is the [[capital (city)|capital]] and the largest city of [[Azerbaijan]], as well as the largest city on the [[Caspian Sea]] and of the [[Caucasus]] region. It is on the southern shore of the [[Absheron Peninsula]]. Baku is located {{convert|28|m|ft}} below [[sea level]], which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. 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 [[refugee]]s and internally displaced persons.

In Baku area there is a lot of [[oil]]. There are a lot of state and private [[University|universities]].

Baku is hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2012|57th Eurovision Song Contest]] in May 2012.  They also bid to host the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/media?articleid=138217 |title=Media |publisher=Olympic.org |access-date=2011-09-15}}</ref>  The city's three main football clubs are [[Neftchi Baku PFC|Neftchi Baku]], [[Baku FC|FC Baku]] and [[Inter Baku]]. Baku is one of world's leading chess centres.

==Divisions==
Today, Baku is divided into 11 ''raions'' (administrative districts) and 5 settlements of city type.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bakupages.com/pages/baku/baku_en.php |title=Baku's History |publisher=Bakupages.com |date=2010-03-19 |access-date=2010-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kishmish.az/content/Baku_e.html |title=Baku's History |publisher=Kishmish.az |access-date=2010-04-17 |archive-date=2011-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130825/https://www.kishmish.az/content/Baku_e.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
{|
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* [[Binagadi|Binagadi raion]] ({{lang|az|Binəqədi rayonu}})
* [[Qaradağ raion|Garadagh raion]] ({{lang|az|Qaradağ rayonu}})
* [[Xətai raion|Khatai raion]] ({{lang|az|Xətai rayonu}})
* [[Khazar raion]] ({{lang|az|Xəzər rayonu}})
* [[Nərimanov raion|Narimanov raion]] ({{lang|az|Nərimanov rayonu}})
* [[Nəsimi raion|Nasimi raion]] ({{lang|az|Nəsimi rayonu}})
|valign="top" |
* [[Nizami raion]] ({{lang|az|Nizami rayonu}})
* [[Sabail raion]] ({{lang|az|Səbail rayonu}})
* [[Sabunçu raion|Sabunchu raion]] ({{lang|az|Sabunçu rayonu}})
* [[Suraxanı raion|Surakhany raion]] ({{lang|az|Suraxanı rayonu}})
* [[Yasamal raion]] ({{lang|az|Yasamal rayonu}})
|}

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