Regions of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or welayatlar (singular welayat) and one capital city district (şäher).

Capital city district and Regions of Turkmenistan
Also known as: Province
Category	Unitary state
Location	Turkmenistan
Number	5 Regions 1 Capital city district
Populations	(Regions only): 479,500 (Balkan) - 1,287,700 (Mary)
Areas	(Regions only): 139,000 km^2 (53,800 sq mi) (Balkan) – 97,300 km^2 (37,550 sq mi) (Ahal)
Government	Region government, Government of Turkmenistan
Subdivisions	District

Turkmenistan is divided into 5 provinces – Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary. Each province is divided into districts. There are 50 districts, 24 towns, including 15 towns district-wide, 76 villages and 553 rural councils (rural municipal units) and 1903 rural settlements in Turkmenistan.[1]

The capital city of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat, which is an administrative and territorial unit with province-wide powers (velayat). Ashgabat consists of 6 districts (etraplar): Bagtyyarlyk district, Berkararlyk district, Kopetdag district, Archabil district, Abadan district and Rukhabat district.[1]

Division	ISO 3166-2	Capital city	Area[2]	Pop (2001)[3]	Key
Ashgabat	TM-S	Ashgabat	260 km^2 (100 sq mi)	730,000	not on map
Ahal Region	TM-A	Anau	97,260 km^2 (37,550 sq mi)	785,800	1
Balkan Region	TM-B	Balkanabat	139,300 km^2 (53,800 sq mi)	479,500	2
Daşoguz Region	TM-D	Daşoguz	73,400 km^2 (28,300 sq mi)	1,196,700	3
Lebap Region	TM-L	Türkmenabat	93,700 km^2 (36,200 sq mi)	1,160,300	4
Mary Region	TM-M	Mary	87,200 km^2 (33,700 sq mi)	1,287,700	5

The heads of the regions (Turkmen: hyakim, "the leader") are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan (Constitution of Turkmenistan, Articles 80-81).

See also

• Districts of Turkmenistan
• ISO 3166-2:TM

References

1. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan". www.mfa.gov.tm. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
2. Passport of Turkmenistan 1998, National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 (in Russian).
3. Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68-69 (in Russian).