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Baku
Бакы · Баку
Coat of arms of Baku
Baku's location in the Soviet Union
Baku's location in the Soviet Union
Coordinates: 40°23′43″N 49°52′56″E
CountrySoviet Union
Union republicAzerbaijan SSR
Established< 5th century
Area
 • Total2,140 km2 (830 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total2,879,450 (capital city)
DemonymBakuvian (Бакылы)
Time zoneUTC+4
ISO 3166 codeSU-BAK
Websitebakugov.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.

History

Population

Culture

Economy

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
%
%
%
%
%
%
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
2019