As of 2024, the population of the district is 101.062 [3] The toponym is derived from the ancient Turkish words "ket", "gedik"(hill) and "bek" (guard, watchman).

in the Middle Ages, part of this district was divided between Atabay, Shakarbay, Gadabay - father and sons.

Gadabay District is located in a zone of midlands and highlands of the Lesser Caucasus.

Depositions of the Jurassic, Paleogene, Quaternary and other periods cover the surface of district.

Goldfield in Soyudlu was explored by the Siemens brothers until arrival of Red Army soldiers in 1920.

The region of Gadabay covers the northern incline of the Shahdagh Ridge, the Bashkand-Dastafur basin and some part of the Shamkir mountain range.

Goat, sparrows, roe deer and Ayubbulaq as well as Chaldash, Gizilca Narzan, Mor-Mor mineral water springs can also be observed.

Gadabay locale is in the middle and high mountain ranges of the Small Caucasus.

The district is located in the northern part of the Shahdagh ridge, the Bashkend-Dizafur depression and the Shamkir mountain range.

At that time, kerosene lamps were used in the Central European cities of London, Paris and St. Petersburg, while electric light was used in Gadabay.

Gadabay is rich in minerals and table water springs such as Mormor, Turshsu, Koroglu, Shahzadeh, Narzan, and others.