Bijo Bico | |
|---|---|
Municipality village | |
  Bijo | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′43″N48°28′34″E / 40.46194°N 48.47611°E | |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Agsu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,324 km2 (1,670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60−929 m (−2,988 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,860 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |
Bijo (also, Bijoy, Bidzhov) is a village and municipality in the Aghsu district (Agsu Rayon) of the Republic of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,860 as of 2012
Some sources indicates the name of village as "Bijoy" or "Bija". During the Tsar Russian and most part of the Soviet empires periods it has been mainly called as "Bijov" or "Bidzov".[ citation needed ]
Though it would not be realistic to strict upon one of the versions about the etymology of "Bojo", the two of them are grounded on more reliable sources as well as reasonable explanation methods:
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