Turkmenistan is divided into five provinces 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 Province |
TM-A |
Anau |
97,260 km2 (37,550 sq mi) |
785,800 |
1 |
| Balkan Province |
TM-B |
Balkanabat |
139,300 km2 (53,800 sq mi) |
479,500 |
2 |
| Daşoguz Province |
TM-D |
Daşoguz |
73,400 km2 (28,300 sq mi) |
1,196,700 |
3 |
| Lebap Province |
TM-L |
Türkmenabat |
93,700 km2 (36,200 sq mi) |
1,160,300 |
4 |
| Mary Province |
TM-M |
Mary |
87,200 km2 (33,700 sq mi) |
1,287,700 |
5 |
The heads of the provinces (Turkmen: hyakim, "the leader") are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan (Constitution of Turkmenistan, Articles 80-81).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Passport of Turkmenistan 1998, National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 (Russian).
- ^ Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68-69 (Russian).
