Regions of Turkmenistan

Capital city district and Regions of Turkmenistan
Also known as:
Province
Balkan Province Dasoguz Province Ahal Province Lebap Province Mary ProvinceA clickable map of Turkmenistan exhibiting its provinces.
About this image
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 km2 (53,800 sq mi) (Balkan) – 97,300 km2 (37,550 sq mi) (Ahal)
Government Region government, Government of Turkmenistan
Subdivisions District
Turkmenistan
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Turkmenistan

Politics portal

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

Division ISO 3166-2 Capital city Area[1] Pop (2001)[2] Key
Aşgabat TM-S Ashgabat 260 km2 (100 sq mi) 730,000
Ahal Region TM-A Anau 97,260 km2 (37,550 sq mi) 785,800 1
Balkan Region TM-B Balkanabat　 139,300 km2 (53,800 sq mi) 479,500 2
Daşoguz Region TM-D Daşoguz 73,400 km2 (28,300 sq mi) 1,196,700 3
Lebap Region TM-L Türkmenabat 93,700 km2 (36,200 sq mi) 1,160,300 4
Mary Region TM-M Mary 87,200 km2 (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

References

  1. ↑ Passport of Turkmenistan 1998, National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 (Russian).
  2. ↑ Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68-69 (Russian).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.