This territory borders on Lankaran, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad, Neftchala districts. In the east, the district is washed by the Caspian Sea, and in the west it approaches Talish mountains, Burovar ridge. Height of the territory reaches. There are mineral and geothermal springs in Masally. Average temperature is in January, and in July. The amount of annual precipitation is. Vilash is the largest river of the district. There are broad-leaved forests of Girkan type-chestnut-leaved oak, hornbeam, beech, Persian ironwood tree, Girkan boxwood, Caucasian persimmon, medlar and others in the mountainous part of the district. Total area of the district's forests equals. There are 107 villages in Masally.
History
Masally rayon was originated in 1930. Formerly, the territory of the district was the part of Arkevan area of Lankaran rayon. Before that, the territory of the district belonged to ancient Manna and Atropatena states. It was included into Talish khanate in the middle of XVIII century.
State political system
The head of Masally rayon is chief executive. Chief executives:
Aliyev Ogtay Jalil oglu-from September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2006
Agayev Gazanfar Arif oglu-since September 30, 2006
Huseynov Rafil İsrafil oglu-since April 14, 2012
Administrative structure
The center of the district is the city of Masally. Average population density is 159 people per km². Boradigah township, Badalan, Arkevan, Banbashi, Gizilagaj, Teze Alvadi, Chakhirli villages are the other largest population aggregates.
Population
The number of populations in Masally district was 221,5 thousand people and the density was 308/1 km2 for January 1, 2017. At the beginning of 2018, total number of people was 223,8 thousand, which 113,5 thousand of them were men and 110,3 thousand of them were women. The number of people who live in the urban areas of Masally district was 50,8 thousand, while 173,0 thousand people lived in rural areas.
Territory
Total area of the district is 72097 ha. 22783 ha of the territory belongs to the state. 16663 ha of this area is covered with forests, which Forest Agriculture department owns 15960 ha, and the rest 703 ha is for domestic economy. 440 ha area is included to water fund and 4609 ha area belongs to the state reserve fund. Municipality owns 18738 ha of the area. 560 ha of this territory is for the perspective development of municipality bodies and 1393 ha of area belongs to the reserve fund of the municipality. 30576 ha of the area is private property. 26911 ha of the territory is privatized and 3665 ha belong to the local people.
Economy of district
2,0 million manat were granted to the executive of Masally District for the acceleration of the socio-economic development in the region by the decree of the president dated on 15 March 2012. Agriculture, construction, industry, transportation, and telecommunication are the cores of economy in Masally district.
Agriculture
Construction
Industry
In January–December 2015, there was 37366 thousand manat worth of goods and service production in the Masally industry. It is more 4,6 % more than the previous year. 85,1 percent of the total industrial production was goods and 14,9 percent was services.
Transportation
In 2015, cargo transportation by automobiles was 2368 thousand ton. It is 113 thousand ton more than the previous year. Transportation of passengers was 13324 thousand persons, which is 813 thousand people more than the previous years. The total worth of transportation was 10832,4 thousand manat in 2015.
Telecommunication
In 2015, the total worth of telecommunication services was 1375 thousand manat. It is 5.4% more than the previous year.
Museums
Museum of History and Local Lore
The construction of the museum stated in 2014 and completed in 2016. The president Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the museum. The museum has an exhibition hall, administrative room, ideological center, fund, and drawing gallery.
The museum has more than 7000 exhibits, which illustrates the history of Masally from Eneolithic period to 20th century. Exhibits include sculptures, carving, drawings, clothing, photos, arts, crafts, and documents.
