Baku (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Baku Бакы · Баку
Capital city and city of republican subordination
Coat of arms
Baku's location in the Soviet Union Baku's location in the Soviet Union
Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′56″E
Country	Soviet Union
Union republic	Azerbaijan SSR
Established	< 5th century
Area
• Total	2,140 km2 (830 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	2,879,450 (capital city)
Demonym	Bakuvian (Бакылы)
Time zone	UTC+4
ISO 3166 code	SU-BAK
Website	bakugov.su

Baku (Azerbaijani: Бакы) is the largest city and capital of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, with a population of 2.8 million people as of the 2019 census; 26% of the total population of Azerbaijan were recorded as living in the city. Azerbaijan is the only megapolis in Azerbaijan and is a centre of culture, science and industry for the republic.

Baku is the largest city sitting on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. It is also the world's largest lowest lying city, sitting 28 metres below sea level.

Population

Demographics

Baku is a diverse city containing numerous different ethnic groups, and was for a time was a cosmopolitan city. In recent years however, the city has become majority Azeri, with a significant Russian and Armenian minority. Russians once formed a large population in the city, making up as much as 42.5% of the city's population in 1939. In recent years the number of Russians has been steadily decreasing due to repatriation back to Russia. The city's Jewish population has also been steadily decreasing due to Aliyah to Israel.

Year	Azerbaijanis	%	Russians	%	Armenians	%	Jews	%	Lezgins	%	Tatars	%	Other	%	Population
1886	37,530	43.3	21,390	24.7	24,840	28.7	391	0.5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,460	2.8	86,611
1897	40,341	36.0	37,399	33.4	19,099	17.1	391	0.5	310	0.3	n/a	n/a	12,850	11.5	111,904
1926	118,737	26.2	159,491	35.2	76,656	16.9	22,045	4.9	3,708	0.8	9,239	2.0	63,457	14.0	453,333
1939	235,762	29.2	343,558	42.5	118,703	14.7	31,056	3.8	12,351	1.5	24,306	3.0	42,954	5.3	808,690
1959	211,372	32.9	223 242	34.7	137,111	21.3	26,623	4.1	12 304	1.9	10,745	1.7	21,110	3.3	652,507
1970	586,052	46.3	351,090	27.7	207,464	16.4	25,937	2.0	23,650	1.9	26,379	2.1	44,943	3.6	1,265,515
1979	854,386	55.7	337,959	22.0	215,807	14.1	25,405	1.7	28,995	1.9	26,438	1.7	44,245	2.9	1,533,235
1989	1,184,160	66.0	295,500	16.5	179,950	10.0	22,826	1.3	38,100	2.1	24,331	1.4	50,007	2.8	1,794,874
1999	1,641,219	74.6	258,375	11.7	150,050	6.8	20,508	0.9	50,064	2.2	22,391	1.0	56,519	2.5	2,199,126
2009	2,275,152	81.4	225,996	8.0	125,126	4.4	18,416	0.6	65,794	2.3	20,600	0.7	63,868	2.2	2,794,952
2019