The administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh were of two types; provinces and cities. There were six provinces and one special administrative city (the capital of the Republic, Stepanakert).^[1]

Municipalities in Artsakh were divided into 2 categories: urban communities and rural communities. Before the 2020 war, there were 10 towns (urban) and 322 villages (rural) in Artsakh.^[2]

These divisions included territories never controlled by the Republic of Artsakh. They were officially considered occupied by Azerbaijan.^[3]

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Province	Population (2005 census)[4]	Area (km2)	Capital	Map
1 Martakert Province	18,963	1,795	Martakert
2 Askeran Province	16,979	1,222	Askeran
3 Stepanakert	49,986	25.66	Stepanakert
4 Martuni Province	23,158	951	Martuni
5 Shushi Province	4,324	383	Shushi
6 Hadrut Province	12,005	1,877	Hadrut
7 Shahumyan Province	2,560	1,830	Karvachar
8 Kashatagh Province	9,763	3,377	Berdzor

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Before the Artsakh republic was established, the territory was organized by the Republic of Azerbaijan into a number of rayons (districts).^{[citation needed]} Artsakh extended its provinces across the border of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), removing the administrative distinction between the two areas.^[5] The following districts, which were not part of the NKAO but were in Azerbaijan proper, were completely within the de facto borders of Artsakh before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war: Lachin, Qubadli, Zangilan, Jabrayil, Kalbajar. Additionally, parts of the following districts were partly under the control of Artsakh: Agdam District and Fuzuli District.

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