there are 70 urban settlements in azerbaijan with the official status of a city (). they are:   * agdam * agdash * agjabadi * agstafa * agsu * astara * babek * baku (capital) * balakÉn * barda * beylagan * bilasuvar * dashkasan * davachi * fuzuli * gadabay * ganja * goranboy * goychay * goygol, formerly khanlar (xanlar) * hajigabul * imishli * ismailli * jabrayil * julfa * kalbajar * karabakh * khachmaz * khojavend * khyrdalan * kurdamir * lankaran  * lerik * masally * mingacevir * nakhichevan * naftalan * neftchala * oguz * ordubad * qabala * qakh * qazakh * quba * qubadli * qusar * saatly * sabirabad * shakhbuz * shaki * shamakhy * shamkir * sharur * shirvan * siazan * sumqayit * tartar * tovuz * ujar * yardimly * yevlakh * zaqatala * zardab  == most populous azerbaijani cities == list of ten cities, including the capital baku (2,122,300), with the largest populations, according to the 2012 census. {|class=wikitable |- !rank!! azerbaijani!!city!!population!!image!!description |- | 1 | bakÄ± | baku | 2,122,300 (2012) | 150px | capital and largest city in azerbaijan. the country's economic powerhouse |- | 2 | gÉncÉ | ganja | 325,000 (2012) | 150px | second largest city in azerbaijan |- | 3 | sumqayÄ±t | sumqayit | 310,000 (2012) | 150px | third largest city & second largest seaport in azerbaijan |- | 4 | mingÉÃ§evir | mingachevir | 100,775 (2012) | 150px | mingachevir is a suburban city. |- | 5 | xÄ±rdalan | khirdalan | 92,000 (2009) | 150px | khirdalan is a suburban city |- | 6 | Åirvan | shirvan | 85,000 (2012) | 150px | located along the kura river |- | 7 | ÅÉki | shaki | 67,000 (2012) | 150px | shaki is a city known for its rich history. |- | 8 | yevlax | yevlakh | 58,000 (2012) | | |- | 9 | lÉ
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