Cities of Turkmenistan

Map of Turkmenistan

A şäher, translated as "city," is the most important form of third-level administrative division of Turkmenistan. In theory, a şäher should be more populated than a şäherçe ("town") or a geňeşlik ("rural councils"). In some cases, a şäher may include towns or villages ("oba" / pl. "obalar") within its boudaries.

In Turkmenistan, municipalities with a city status are established by law. Cities fall into three categories:

  • Cities equivalent to a province, a status claimed by Aşgabat only.
  • Cities with a district status, "etrap hukukly." Those cities must have a population over 30,000 and fulfill an administrative, an economic or a cultural role within its province. There are 7 of them.
  • Cities within a district. Those cities must have a population over 8,000 and possess some of the following actors or structures: Industrial enterprises, construction and transport organizations, utilities, municipally-owned housing stock, socio-cultural institutions, trade and social services.[1][2] There are 44 of them.

Cities with district status, along with regular districts, are headed by a presidentially appointed häkim, translated as "governor" or "mayor" in the case of a city. Three cities in Turkmenistan, Aşgabat, Arkadag, and Turkmenbaşy, are further subdivided into boroughs with district status, each of them having its own häkim. Cities within a district are subordinated to the district's institutions and are administered jointly. Those cities are headed by a geňeş, an elected council chaired by an arçyn ("elder") who serves as both chairman and mayor.[1][2]

List

Municipalities designated as cities

Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan.
Türkmenabat
Mary
Türkmenbaşy
Bereket

Here is a list of the 51 municipalities designated as cities by law in Turkmenistan arranged by administrative divisions and alphabetical order as of December 20, 2022. Cities with district status are bolded.

City Population (2022) District Province Note
Änew 28,653 Ak bugdaý Ahal province
Altyn asyr 13,660 Altyn asyr Ahal province
Arkadag[3] 567 Arkadag Ahal province City with 2 internal districts (boroughs).
Babadaýhan[4] 13,440 Babadaýhan Ahal province
Bäherden 37,588 Bäherden Ahal province
Gökdepe 33,381 Gökdepe Ahal province
Kaka 33,315 Kaka Ahal province
Sarahs 31,269 Sarahs Ahal province
Tejen 67,488 Tejen Ahal province
Aşgabat 1,030,063 none Aşgabat National capital and a province-equivalent city with 4 internal districts.
Balkanabat 123,190 Balkanabat Balkan province
Bereket[5] 23,697 Bereket Balkan province
Esenguly 12,918 Esenguly Balkan province
Etrek[6] 12,508 Etrek Balkan province
Garabogaz[7] 7,877 Türkmenbaşy Balkan province Not the administrative center of its district.
Gyzylarbat[8] 48,558 Gyzylarbat Balkan province
Magtymguly[9] 15,386 Magtymguly Balkan province
Türkmenbaşy[10] 91,745 Türkmenbaşy Balkan province City with an internal district.
Akdepe 28,045 Akdepe Daşoguz province
Andalyp[11] 36,594 Garaşsyzlyk Daşoguz province
Boldumsaz 39,532 Boldumsaz Daşoguz province
Daşoguz 201,142 Daşoguz Daşoguz province
Görogly 26,770 Görogly Daşoguz province
Gubadag 18,950 Gubadag Daşoguz province
Köneürgenç 37,176 Köneürgenç Daşoguz province
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy[12] 20,720 Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy Daşoguz province The full name is "Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky." ("in the name of Turkmenbaşy Saparmyrat")
Şabat[13] 19,392 Şabat Daşoguz province
Dänew[14] 15,409 Dänew Lebap province
Darganata[15] 13,777 Darganata Lebap province
Dostluk[16] 13,655 Döwletli Lebap province
Farap 20,547 Farap Lebap province
Garabekewül[17] 15,135 Garabekewül Lebap province
Gazojak 21,035 Darganata Lebap province
Halaç 20,778 Halaç Lebap province
Hojambaz 13,485 Hojambaz Lebap province
Kerki[18] 32,489 Kerki Lebap province
Köýtendag[19] 18,816 Köýtendag Lebap province
Magdanly[20] 44,508 Köýtendag Lebap province
Sakar 12,769 Saýat Lebap province
Saýat 21,619 Saýat Lebap province
Seýdi 29,670 Dänew Lebap province
Türkmenabat[21] 230,861 Türkmenabat Lebap province
Baýramaly 70,376 Baýramaly Mary province
Mary 167,027 Mary Mary province
Murgap 14,822 Murgap Mary province
Sakarçäge 11,891 Sakarçäge Mary province
Serhetabat[22] 16,038 Tagtabazar Mary province
Şatlyk 7,725 Oguzhan Mary province
Türkmengala 16,696 Türkmengala Mary province
Ýolöten 30,709 Ýolöten Mary province

Changes in 2022

The former cities of Gumdag and Hazar were downgraded to town status in November 2022, and thus have been removed from this list.[23] The cities previously named Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky, Nyýazow, and Serdar were renamed Andalyp, Şabat, and Gyzylarbat respectively.[23] The new city of Arkadag was formally incorporated on 20 December 2022 by act of the Turkmen parliament.[3]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b "Turkmenistan § Administrative_Structure". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Çaryýew, B.; Ilamanow, Ýa. (2010). Türkmenistanyň Geografiýasy. Ashgabat: Türkmenistanyň Bilim Ministrligi.
  3. ^ a b "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана об отнесении к категории города нового современного административного центра Ахалского велаята и присвоении ему наименования" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ formerly Kirovsk
  5. ^ formerly Gazanjyk or Gazandzhyk
  6. ^ formerly Gyzyletrek
  7. ^ formerly Bekdash
  8. ^ from 1999 to 2022 Serdar
  9. ^ formerly Garrygala
  10. ^ formerly Krasnovodsk
  11. ^ formerly Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky, Ýylanly
  12. ^ formerly Oktyabrsk
  13. ^ formerly Nyýazow, Täzebazar
  14. ^ formerly Galkynyş
  15. ^ formerly Birata
  16. ^ formerly Yuzhnyy
  17. ^ formerly Karabekaul
  18. ^ formerly Atamyrat
  19. ^ formerly Çarşaňňy
  20. ^ formerly Gowurdak
  21. ^ formerly Çärjew
  22. ^ formerly Guşgy
  23. ^ a b "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.

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