Date of establishment – 26.11.1991
Area – 0,94 thousand km2
Population – 25.8 thousand people (January 1, 2009)
Population density – 27 people/sq mi (January 1, 2009)
City – 1
Villages – 50
Settlements – 1
Administrative-territorial areas – 19
Municipal – 0
Large and medium-sized enterprises – 4
Pre-school education institutions – 1
Secondary schools – 12
Technical, specialized secondary and vocational schools – 1
Hospitals and medical institutions – 1
Cultural establishments – 54
The distance between Baku and the Khojaly district – 375 km
It has been under Armenian occupation since 26.02.1992.