Economy of Guba

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Map of the economic regions in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Guba-Khachmaz economic region is located to the north-east of Azerbaijan.

Guba is a district found along the Guba-Khachmaz economic region spanning 7.66 thousand km2 in the north-east of Azerbaijan.[1] The currency of Azerbaijan is the manat (code: AZN ; symbol : ₼). The region is rich with natural resources, including natural gas, oil, sand, gravel and combustible shale.[1]

Agriculture, construction, industry, and transportation form the core of the economy in Guba.[1]

Agriculture[edit]

Agriculture in Guba is primarily focused on the production of fruits and vegetables.[1][2] There are numerous orchards within Guba territory.[3] The main agricultural products of Guba are sunflowers, potatoes, grapes, cereal/dried pulses, sugar beets, hazelnuts, pomegranates and olives, but the region is also known for growing wheat and breeding cows.[2][4]

In Guba, special breeds of sheep are raised and their wool is used for the local fur industry.[3]

The total value of production of the main products was 213,183,000 manat in 2011, 2,596,595,000 manat in 2012, 2,262,579,000 manat in 2013, 2,264,253,000 manat in 2014, and 1,914,185,000 manat in 2015.[5]

The total value of production of agriculture, forest farming and fishing goods increased by 17.4% from 2011 to 2015.[5]

Statistics of agricultural sector in Guba[2]

Production of main agricultural crops (tons) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cereal crops 27121 49704 50605 46341 40159 36153
- including wheat 23396 45029 45773 41781 33874 29864
Sunflowers 34 40 41 52 52 48
Potatoes 10471 10176 10850 11327 11616 11059
Vegetables 12601 14210 14840 15024 15418 15623
Garden plants 21 - - - - -
Fruits and berries 117130 118420 120198 122816 122314 124967
Grapes 67 78 29 31 74 74
Total area of sown agricultural crops (ha) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cereal crops 13161 19557 19586 19680 14811 13974
- including wheat 11331 17714 17716 17763 12432 11415
Sunflowers 24 27 27 33 35 32
Potatoes 1114 1060 1107 1150 1158 1084
Vegetables 1355 1450 1490 1503 1530 1549
Garden plants 2 - - - - -
Fruits and berries 14488 14476 14490 14724 14838 16070
Productivity of agricultural crops (centner/ha) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Grain 20.6 25.4 25.8 23.5 27.1 25.9
- including wheat 20.6 25.4 25.8 23.5 27.2 26.2
Sunflower 20.8 19.7 20.0 20.9 20.9 21.0
Potato 94 96 98 99 100 102
Vegetable 93 98 100 100 101 101
Garden plants 105 - - - - -
Fruit and berry 92.0 86.1 86.1 87.7 84.1 85.6
Number of cattle 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Large cattle 67294 66757 66499 65118 64639 63491
- including cows and buffalo 26506 26318 26207 25842 25550 24731
Sheep and goats 267049 267527 267992 265031 264874 262452
Birds 202600 218018 201341 201470 196411 204728
Bee families 5824 6058 7480 6781 7241 6856
Production of cattle products (ton) 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Meat 3600 3633 3684 3699 3711 3720
Milk 35341 37028 37992 38182 38277 38761
Eggs (in thousand) 11840 11994 12090 12146 12281 12283
Wool (in physical weight) 472 474 474 474 476 399

Construction[edit]

In 2016, there were 6 construction enterprises in Guba.[6] The total value of construction works was 46,620,000 manat.[6]

In Guba, new power generation plants are being constructed to meet increased demand for electricity.[7]

Statistics of construction works in Guba[6]

2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Given into usage
Main funds (thousand manat) 14154.3 12371.2 13804.3 33145.1 17811.1 20184.4
Houses, total area (thousand square meters) 19.2 19.4 12.3 11.0 9.4 7.6
- of which private houses 16.1 19.4 9.6 11.0 8.8 7.6
Investments in main capital (thousand manat) 57833.7 118292.2 77688.1 71197.6 31674.6 65971.7
- including construction works 47596.4 116742.1 73941.3 67017.2 30116.1 62505.1
Number of construction companies 5 7 6 6 6 6

Industry[edit]

As the agricultural sector in Guba has grown, other industrial sectors have developed.[1] Light industry and food industry are core industries.[8] Electric plants in Guba are a large part of the region's industry.[1]

Food industry[edit]

Food industry includes the production of wine, meat and milk, bakery, canned fruit and vegetable, flour, etc.[8]

Light industry[edit]

Carpet-making and small local sewing enterprises are part of light industry in Guba.[8] In the villages of Guba, carpet-making continues to develop as a traditional handicraft art.[8]

Construction materials industry[edit]

Guba also produces construction materials from local raw materials including sand, stone, and wood.[8]

Statistics regarding industry in Guba[9]

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of acting enterprises - total, unit 23 25 22 22 21 22 18 15 16 21 27 28
The number of individual entrepreneur registered for acting in industry, person 166 178 181 195 170 187 219 248 277 305 333 322
Volume of industrial products (works, services), at factual prices, thsd. manat 5 007 9 228 6 440 6470 8,523 12 970 16 795 19770 19247 22445 21069 22602
Index of actual volume of industrial products relative to previous year, at percentage 143.7 125.3 93.7 100.2 84.4 108.4 119.2 107.7 96,3 126.5 96.8 102.0
Share of non-state sector in volume of industrial products, at percentage 58.6 73.4 39.4 39.7 49.3 68.1 6.3 5.2 6,6 5.3 9.2 9.8
Products shipped, thsd. manat 2 614 8 032 7 174 6 430 8,581 13 060 16 799 19797 19036 22445 21198 21759
Stocks of ready-made products at the end of year, thsd. manat 408.2 2 299 1 601 1 631 1,568 1 457 42.4 9.0 220,2 214.2 85.0 927.9
Average payroll of employees, person 627 633 722 677 645 688 673 737 1025 929 632 704
Reception of employees during the year, person 377 190 309 205 311 394 33 116 153 256 244 394
Employees dismissed during the year, person 427 218 236 275 455 294 25 61 140 338 264 207
Payroll of employees at the end of year, person 712 617 795 670 442 645 623 665 665 796 581 746
Average monthly wages, manat 75.3 89.2 131.7 198.0 205.8 294.3 298.5 310.9 290,2 353.9 296.9 329.0
Main industrial manufacturing assets at the end of year, by balance value, value, thsd. manat 15 657 17 378 17 808 19 430 19,610 103564 105068 103764 109858 109854 109984 110090
relative to previous year, at % 102.5 111.2 103.2 107.0 100.7 5.3t. 107.3 98.8 105,5 100.0 100.3 100.1
Manufacture of main types of products in natural value
Gravel, pebble, flint and crashed stone, ton 67377 110807 70747 36753 66,908 92 657 135456 97382 50147 114500 35200 24300
Masson's sand, thsd.ton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7.2 7.0 -
Bread and bakery products, thsd.ton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 131.6 82.4 9.6
Canned fruits and vegetables, ton 3 722 4 485 2 741 6 912 1,749 795 - - 119,4 - 1200 1627
Flour, ton 97.2 113.8 - 19.8 - - - - 135,4 192.6 156.6 25.2
Carpets and carpet products, thsd.sq.m 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.07 0.05 0.1 0,1 0.08 0.05 0.05
Windows, French-windows and their frames of wood, unit 50 - 36 218 - - - - - 62 - -
Gravestones, ton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 647 567.2 -
Doors and sash pulley, of aluminium, unit 312 256 441 1 039 404 77 - - - - - -
Plastic doors and sash pulley of plastic, unit ... ... ... ... 710 1 204 4 507 2562 2635 1000 3933 1618
Electric power, mln kwh - - - - 57.2 231.2 288.3 336.5 303 415.4 345.0 340.5
of which commodity - - - - 55.4 231.2 280.6 327.8 295.5 407.5 337.9 333.5

Transportation[edit]

There are some roads that pass through the area of Guba. A 208 kilometer-long road along the Baku-Guba-border with Russia was built at a total cost of 493.3 million USD.[10]

There are highways, telecommunication lines connecting Azerbaijan and Russia, and oil and gas pipelines also pass through the Guba-Khacmaz economic region.[1]

Statistics regarding transportation in Guba[2]

2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Transportation of goods (1000 ton) 690 793 838 861 897 925
Turnover of goods (mill. ton km) 93.2 111.5 118.7 122.1 127.4 131.5
Transportation of passengers (1000 people) 17139 19862 21290 22427 23862 24816
Turnover of passengers (mill. people) 127.3 147.0 157.7 165.3 175.9 183.1
Total number of automobiles 8067 8489 9724 10989 12230 13504

See also[edit]

Economy of Azerbaijan

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "State Program on Social-Economic Development of Regions of Azerbaijan Republic" for the years of 2004 - 2008 http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/untc/unpan016803.pdf Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d Samadov, Anar. "Quba rayonu | The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ^ a b Lerman, Zvi; Sedik, David (2010). Rural Transition in Azerbaijan. United States of America: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-4318-6.
  4. ^ Aksoy, Uygun; Boz, İsmet; Eynalov, Hezi; Guliyev, Yagub (2018). "Organic Agriculture in Azerbaijan" Current status and potentials for future development. Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations. http://unazerbaijan.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Book_organic_EN_press.compressed.pdf Archived 2018-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b "İqtisadiyyat - QUBA RAYON Icra Hakimiyyəti". www.quba-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  6. ^ a b c Samadov, Anar. "Tikinti | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. ^ "Socio-economic development of the regions". Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. http://files.preslib.az/projects/republic/en/azr3_6.pdf
  8. ^ a b c d e Azərbaycan Respublikası iqtisadiyyatının sahələri və iqtisadi rayonları üzrə prioritet istiqamətləri (Azerbaijani) http://anfes.gov.az/files/Prioritet%20istiqametler.pdf Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Industry of Azerbaijan | The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  10. ^ Updated Road Map and Investment Plan.https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/45389-001-aze-oth-01.pdf

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