thumb|Mud volcano in Neftchala
Neftchala District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the southeast of the country and belongs to the Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region. The district borders Jalilabad and Bilasuvar Districts to the west, Salyan District to the north, Lankaran and Masally Districts to the south, and Caspian Sea to the east. Its capital and the largest city is Neftchala. As of 2020, the district had a population of 88,900. Neftchala district is bordered by Masally, Salyan, Jelilabad, Bilesuvar, and Lankaran.
The total area of the district is 1,451 km <sup>2,</sup> of which 825 km <sup>2</sup> is productive lands. Agricultural lands cover 390 km <sup>2</sup> of the territory. Cattle-breeding pastures occupy 355 km <sup>2</sup>, while the total area of planted lands is 470 km <sup>2</sup>. Fruit gardens and saline lands cover 5 km <sup>2</sup> and 13 km <sup>2</sup>, respectively.
| rowspan="2" |Towns and regions
| rowspan="2" |Total
| colspan="2" |including:
| rowspan="2" |Urban places
| colspan="2" |including:
| rowspan="2" |Rural places
| colspan="2" |including:
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|men
|women
|men
|women
|men
|women
|-
|Neftchala region
|87.3
|43.3
|44.0
|40.8
|20.2
|20.6
|46.5
|23.1
|23.4
|-
|Neftchala town
|21.8
|10.9
|10.9
|21.8
|10.9
|10.9
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|Banka settlement
|7.8
|3.9
|3.9
|7.8
|3.9
|3.9
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|-
|Hasanabad settlement
|6.9
|3.3
|3.6
|6.9
|3.3
|3.6
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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|Khilli settlement
|4.3
|2.1
|2.2
|4.3
|2.1
|2.2
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|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
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Geography and climate
The territory of the district is mainly lowland. The entire district is situated below sea level. Shirvan and Mughan Lowlands covers the southeast of the district. The river Kura flows into the Caspian Sea in Neftchala district.
Agriculture, fishing, oil, and gas are the cores of the district economy.
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|2010
|2012
|2013
|2014
|2015
|2016
|-
| colspan="7" |Total area of agricultural crops (ha)
|-
|Cereal crops
|39,666
|39,820
|42,944
|45,208
|43,778
|46,583
|-
|of which wheat
|9,903
|8,556
|3,879
|5,212
|4,620
|5,814
|-
|Cotton
|1,822
|1,260
|713
|557
|221
|1,541
|-
|Potato
|90
|111
|112
|113
|114
|114
|-
|Vegetable
|121
|140
|137
|134
|122
|119
|-
|Garden plants
|38
|138
|104
|126
|140
|146
|-
|Fruits and berries
|581
|583
|584
|586
|588
|589
|-
|Grape
|8
|7
|7
|7
|7
|57
|-
| colspan="7" |Production of main agricultural products (ton)
|-
|Cereal crops
|100,483
|102,261
|110,933
|86,078
|136,588
|105,384
|-
|of which wheat
|25,171
|22,138
|10,738
|11,988
|15,246
|16,408
|-
|Cotton
|1,360
|1,259
|753
|768
|255
|1,978
|-
|Potato
|1,119
|1,333
|1,370
|1,368
|1,402
|1,398
|-
|Vegetable
|1,350
|1,705
|1,715
|1,674
|1,527
|1,488
|-
|Garden plants
|340
|1,637
|1,319
|1,610
|2,158
|2,250
|-
|Fruits and berries
|2,407
|2,463
|2,476
|2,486
|2,374
|2,288
|-
|Grape
|235
|247
|254
|258
|302
|177
|-
| colspan="7" |Productivity of agricultural products (centner/ha)
|-
|Cereal corps
|25.3
|25.7
|25.8
|19.0
|31.2
|22.6
|-
|of which wheat
|25.4
|25.9
|27.7
|23.0
|33.0
|28.2
|-
|Cotton
|7.5
|10.0
|10.6
|13.8
|11.5
|12.8
|-
|Potato
|125
|120
|122
|121
|122
|123
|-
|Vegetable
|112
|122
|125
|125
|125
|125
|-
|Garden plants
|90
|119
|127
|128
|154
|154
|-
|Fruits and berries
|52.7
|53.1
|53.8
|53.9
|51.5
|49.7
|-
|Grape
|61.5
|44.9
|45.1
|45.9
|85.7
|171.4
|-
| colspan="7" |Number of livestock
|-
|Large livestock
|40,604
|41,512
|41,868
|42,159
|42,428
|42,849
|-
|of which cow and buffalo
|19,495
|20,236
|20,677
|20,869
|21,062
|21,173
|-
|Sheep and goats
|116,026
|125,096
|128,940
|130,385
|132,983
|139,323
|-
|Birds
|325,103
|445,262
|675,743
|613,856
|910,620
|1,006,422
|-
| colspan="7" |Production of livestock products (ton)
|-
|Meat
|3,158
|7,330
|7,304
|8,590
|8,850
|8,945
|-
|Milk
|20,167
|22,869
|23,734
|23,865
|24,325
|24,415
|-
|Eggs (in thousand)
|3,730
|4,016
|4,205
|4,267
|6,100
|7,385
|-
|Wool (in physical weight)
|190
|236
|253
|254
|262
|268
|}
Municipalities
There are 17 municipalities in the district which consist of 163 members. Neftchala municipality has 15 members, Khylly municipality has 9, Hasanabad municipality has 11, and other village municipalities have 128 members. The municipalities of Neftchala district are situated in the city, with two settlements, and 14 villages.
Notable natives
- Khalil Rza Uluturk, writer