It borders the economic regions of Shirvan-Salyan, Mountainous Shirvan, Guba-Khachmaz, and Baku.

The region consists of the districts of Absheron, Khizi and the city of Sumgait.

[2] It has an area of 3,730 square kilometres (1,440 sq mi).

Its population was estimated to be at 578.8 thousand people in January 2021.

Its territory was part of the larger Absheron Economic Region prior to 2021.