Hadrut District | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Map of Hadrut within NKAO | |
| Autonomous region |  Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast |
| Country | Azerbaijan SSR |
| Established | 8 August 1930 |
| Abolished | 26 November 1991 |
| Capital | Hadrut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 679 km2 (262 sq mi) |
| Population (1986) | |
| • Total | 14,200[1] |
Hadrut District (Russian: Гадрутский район, Azerbaijani: Hadrut rayonu, Һадрут рајону; Armenian: Հադրութի շրջան) was an administrative unit within the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.[2]
The district was formed on 8 August 1930, as the Dizak district; it was renamed Hadrut District on 17 September 1939.[3] The administrative center of the district was the town of Hadrut.[1]
The total area of the district was 679 km2 and it included 41 villages (1986).[1]
Along with NKAO, the district was abolished on 26 November 1991 and was incorporated into Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.[4]
Following the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, the former district came under the control of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh and was incorporated into its Hadrut Province. However, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan recaptured the town of Hadrut during the Battle of Hadrut, followed by the whole of the district.[5]
| Year | Population | Ethnic groups | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 25,247 | 97.8% Armenians, 1.8% Azerbaijanis, 0.3% Russians | Soviet Census[6] |
| 1939 | 27,128 | 95.7% Armenians, 2.7% Azerbaijanis, 1.3% Russians | Soviet Census[6] |
| 1959 | 16,808 | 93.3% Armenians, 6.1% Azerbaijanis, 0.4% Russians | Soviet Census[6] |
| 1970 | 15,937 | 87.5% Armenians, 10.4% Azerbaijanis, 0.9% Russians | Soviet Census[6] |
| 1979 | 14,792 | 84.4% Armenians, 15.1% Azerbaijanis, 0.3% Russians | Soviet Census[6] |