Gadabay District

Gadabay District
Map of Azerbaijan showing Gadabay District
Country Azerbaijan
RegionGazakh-Tovuz
Established8 August 1930
CapitalGadabay
Settlements109
Government
 • GovernorOrkhan Mursalov
Area
 • Total
1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
109,900
 • Density89.3/km2 (231/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (AZT)
Postal code
2100
Websitegedebey-ih.gov.az

Gadabay District (Azerbaijani: Gədəbəy rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz, and the Gegharkunik and Tavush provinces of Armenia. The Artsvashen exclave of Armenia is surrounded by the Gadabay District and is de facto controlled by Azerbaijan, administrated as part of Goranboy District. Its capital and largest city is Gadabay. As of 2020, the district had a population of 109,900.