Masally District
District in southeastern Azerbaijan
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Masally District
Masallı rayonu | |
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Map of Azerbaijan showing Masally District | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Region | Lankaran-Astara |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Capital | Masally |
| Settlements[1] | 103 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Araz Ahmedov[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 720 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 227,700 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Postal code | 4400 |
| Website | masalli-ih |
Masally District (Azerbaijani: Masallı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country and belongs to the Lankaran-Astara Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Lankaran, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad, and Neftchala. Its capital and largest city is Masally. As of 2020, the district had a population of 227,700.[3]
Geography
In the east, the district is washed by the Caspian Sea, and in the west it approaches Talysh Mountains, Burovar ridge. Height of the territory reaches 917 metres (3,009 ft). There are mineral and geothermal springs in Masally.[4] Average temperature is 2.1 °C (35.8 °F) in January, and 24.6 °C (76.3 °F) in July. The amount of annual precipitation is 600–800 millimetres (24–31 in). The Vilash is the largest river of the district. There are broad-leaved forests of Girkan type-chestnut-leaved oak, hornbeam, beech, Persian ironwood tree, Girkan boxwood, Caucasian persimmon, medlar and others in the mountainous part of the district. Total area of the district's forests equals 16,870 hectares (41,700 acres). There are 107 villages in Masally.
History
Masally district was established in 1930. Formerly, the territory of the district was part of Arkevan area of Lankaran District. Before that, the territory of the district belonged to ancient Manna and Atropatena states. It was included in Talysh Khanate in the middle of the 18th century.[5]
Politics
The head of Masally District is chief executive. Chief executives:
- Safarov Azer Fattah oghlu-till September 30, 2004
- Aliyev Ogtay Jalil oghlu-from September 30, 2004, to September 29, 2006
- Aghayev Gazanfar Arif oghlu-since September 30, 2006[6]
- Huseynov Rafil İsrafil oghlu-since April 14, 2012
Administrative structure
The center of the district is the city of Masally. The average population density is 159 people per km2. Boradigah township, Badalan, Arkevan, Banbashi, Gizilagaj, Teze Alvadi, and Chakhirli villages are the other largest population aggregates.
Population
- Azerbaijanis (92.0%)
- Talysh (7.90%)
- Other (0.10%)
According to data of 2020, the population of the rayon consists of 228,977 people; 92% are Azerbaijanis and 7.9% are the Talysh people.[7]
| Total | including: | Urban places | including: | Rural places | including: | |||
| men | women | men | women | men | women | |||
| 228,977 | 116,408 | 112,569 | 51,907 | 26,679 | 25,229 | 177,070 | 89,730 | 87,340 |
Territory
The total area of the district is 72,097 ha. 22,783 ha (31.6%) of the territory belongs to the state. 16,663 hectares (41,180 acres) (73.1%) of this area is covered with forests, which Forest Agriculture department owns 15,960 ha, and the rest 703 hectares (1,740 acres) is for the domestic economy. 440 hectares (1,100 acres) (1.9%) area is included to water fund and 4,609 hectares (11,390 acres) (20.02%) area belongs to the state reserve fund.[8]
Municipality owns 18,738 hectares (46,300 acres) (26.0%) of the area. 560 hectares (1,400 acres) of this territory is for the perspective development of municipality bodies and 1,393 ha of area belongs to the reserve fund of the municipality.[8]
30,576 hectares (75,550 acres) (42.4%) of the area is private property. 26,911 hectares (66,500 acres) (88%) of the territory is privatized and 3,665 hectares (9,060 acres) (12%) belong to the local people.[8]
Economy
The decree of the President dated 15 March 2012 granted 2.0 million manats to the executive of Masally District for the acceleration of the socio-economic development in the region.[9]
Agriculture, construction, industry, transportation, and telecommunication are the cores of economy in Masally district.[10]
Agriculture
| 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| Total area of agricultural crops (ha) | ||||||
| Cereal corps | 11,092 | 11,790 | 10,624 | 11,906 | 12,432 | 12,124 |
| including wheat | 8,395 | 8,809 | 7,604 | 8,166 | 8,144 | 8,141 |
| Tobacco | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Sunflower | 143 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 67 | 62 |
| Potato | 2,118 | 2,276 | 1,477 | 1,460 | 1,282 | 1,044 |
| Vegetable | 3,070 | 2,798 | 2,805 | 2,547 | 2,542 | 2,543 |
| Garden plants | 635 | 577 | 586 | 519 | 515 | 493 |
| Fruit and berry | 443 | 471 | 483 | 492 | 507 | 537 |
| Grape | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
| Tea | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 43 |
| Production of main agricultural products (ton) | ||||||
| Cereal corps | 16,059 | 26,968 | 24,569 | 28,163 | 30,116 | 30,428 |
| including wheat | 10,692 | 20,385 | 17,895 | 19,307 | 19,871 | 21,015 |
| Tobacco | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Sunflower | 229 | 171 | 163 | 123 | 121 | 110 |
| Potato | 28,257 | 30,482 | 32,174 | 18,103 | 19,219 | 15,382 |
| Vegetable | 77,281 | 76,555 | 70,299 | 61,987 | 62,261 | 63,113 |
| Garden plants | 7,578 | 7,191 | 6,903 | 6,235 | 6,403 | 6,560 |
| Fruit and berry | 2,139 | 2,527 | 2,355 | 2,339 | 2,347 | 2,343 |
| Grape | 736 | 875 | 882 | 948 | 953 | 1,115 |
| Tea | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Productivity of agricultural products (centner/ha) | ||||||
| Cereal corps | 14.5 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 25.1 |
| including wheat | 12.7 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 25.8 |
| Tobacco | - | - | - | - | - | 7.0 |
| Sunflower | 16.3 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.8 | 18.3 |
| Potato | 133 | 134 | 218 | 124 | 150 | 147 |
| Vegetable | 244 | 270 | 245 | 235 | 244 | 247 |
| Garden plants | 119 | 125 | 118 | 120 | 124 | 133 |
| Fruit and berry | 61.5 | 69.9 | 60.4 | 58.9 | 56.5 | 52.9 |
| Grape | 92.9 | 76.8 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 91.4 |
| Tea | - | - | - | 30.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Number of cattle | ||||||
| Large cattle | 69,338 | 73,060 | 74,088 | 73,007 | 73,145 | 73,217 |
| including cow and buffalo | 34,943 | 36,308 | 36,619 | 36,488 | 36,448 | 36,495 |
| Sheep and goats | 75,678 | 79,912 | 83,000 | 82,451 | 84,769 | 84,942 |
| Birds | 526,474 | 496,009 | 501,041 | 489,812 | 495,485 | 509,510 |
| Bee families | 3,450 | 3,714 | 3,833 | 3,949 | 4,102 | 4,325 |
| Production of cattle products (ton) | ||||||
| Meat | 3,219 | 3,226 | 3,231 | 3,264 | 3,299 | 3,327 |
| Milk | 42,223 | 45,289 | 48,575 | 48,960 | 49,018 | 49,872 |
| Eggs (in thousand) | 51,578 | 52,440 | 55,200 | 55,890 | 56,264 | 56,666 |
| Wool (in physical weight) | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Construction
| 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
| Given into usage: | |||||||
| Main funds (thousand manats) | 9,898.0 | 30,545.5 | 30,428.8 | 15,022.7 | 14,360.7 | 46,614.5 | |
| Houses, total area (thousand square meters) | 18.5 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 24.9 | 21.0 | |
| of which private houses | 13.9 | 16.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 24.9 | 21.0 | |
| Investments in main capital (thousand manat) | 17,948.0 | 24,883.7 | 28,287.9 | 65,576.8 | 86,206.7 | 111,888.6 | |
| including: | |||||||
| construction works | 17,085.6 | 23,452.2 | 26,654.2 | 62,268.2 | 81,246.9 | 100,539.3 | |
| Number of construction companies | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Industry
In January–December 2015, there was 37,366 thousand manats worth of goods and service production in the Masally industry. It is more 4.6% more than the previous year. 85.1% of the total industrial production was goods and 14.9% was serviced.[8]
Transportation
In 2015, cargo transportation by automobiles was 2,368 thousand ton. It is 113 thousand ton more than the previous year. Transportation of passengers was 13,324 thousand persons, which is 813 thousand people more than the previous years. The total worth of transportation was 10,832,4 thousand manats in 2015.[8]
Telecommunication
In 2015, the total worth of telecommunication services was 1,375 thousand manats. It is 5.4% more than the previous year.[8]
Museums
Museum of History and Local Lore
The construction of the museum stated in 2014 and completed in 2016. The president Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the museum. The museum has an exhibition hall, administrative room, ideological center, fund, and drawing gallery.[11]
Museum of History and Regional Studies
The museum has more than 7,000 exhibits, which illustrates the history of Masally from Eneolithic period to the 20th century. Exhibits include sculptures, carvings, drawings, clothing, photos, arts, crafts, and documents.[12]
