List of cities in Azerbaijan

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There are 69 urban settlements in Azerbaijan with the official status of a city (Azerbaijani: şəhər). They are:

Most populous Azerbaijani cities[change | change source]

List of ten cities, including the capital Baku (2,122,300), with the largest populations, according to the 2012 census.^[1]

Rank	Azerbaijani	City	Population	Description
1	Bakı	Baku	2,122,300 (2015)	Capital and largest city in Azerbaijan. The country's economic powerhouse
2	Gəncə	Ganja	328,400 (2015)	Second-largest city in Azerbaijan
3	Sumqayıt	Sumqayit	298,000 (2015)	Third-largest city & Second largest seaport in Azerbaijan
4	Mingəçevir	Mingachevir	100,775 (2012)	Mingachevir is a city in the north of the country
5	Xırdalan	Khirdalan	92,000 (2009)	Khirdalan is a suburban city
6	Şirvan	Shirvan	85,000 (2012)	Located along the Kura river
7	Şəki	Shaki	67,000 (2012)	Shaki is a city known for its rich history.
8	Yevlax	Yevlakh	58,000 (2012)
9	Lənkəran	Lankaran	50,000 (2012)	Lankaran is a city in the south.

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v t e Largest cities or towns in Azerbaijan 2013 Demographic statistics according to the administrative divisions, Azerbaijan State Statistics Committee
Rank	Name	Economic regions	Pop.	Rank	Name	Economic regions	Pop.
1	Baku	Absheron	2,150,800	11	Khachmaz	Guba-Khachmaz	64,800
2	Sumqayit	Absheron	325,200	12	Agdam	Yukhari-Karabakh	59,800
3	Ganja	Ganja-Qazakh	323,000	13	Jalilabad	Lankaran	56,400
4	Mingachevir	Aran	99,700	14	Khankandi	Yukhari-Karabakh	55,100
5	Lankaran	Lankaran	85,300	15	Agjabadi	Aran	46,900
6	Shirvan	Aran	80,900	16	Shamakhi	Daglig-Shirvan	43,700
7	Nakhchivan	Nakhchivan	78,300	17	Fuzuli	Yukhari-Karabakh	42,000
8	Shamkir	Ganja-Qazakh	69,600	18	Salyan	Aran	41,300
9	Shaki	Shaki-Zaqatala	66,400	19	Barda	Aran	38,600
10	Yevlakh	Aran	66,300	20	Neftchala	Aran	38,200