Districts of Turkmenistan


The districts of Turkmenistan are territorial entities below the regions of Turkmenistan. They may be either counties or cities. By Turkmen law, "...such cities must have population over 30,000 and be the administrative center of a province ; headed by a presidentially appointed häkim." Though this officially limits the number of such cities to five, in reality other cities are periodically accorded the status of a district. As of 5 January 2018, 34 cities in Turkmenistan enjoyed the status of districts, including the five provincial centers. One city, the capital city of Ashgabat, enjoys the status of a province.
Two cities in Turkmenistan feature subordinate etraplar, best translated into English as "boroughs" to distinguish them from municipal districts without their own governments, which are also called etraplar in Turkmen. Ashgabat has four boroughs and Turkmenbashy has two. The heads of the districts häkim, translated as "governor" for districts of a welaýat and "mayor" for boroughs of a city, are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan.

List of districts by first-level entity

[Aşgabat] City

See also
As of January 5, 2018, Ashgabat includes four boroughs :
  1. Bagtyýarlyk etraby
  2. Berkararlyk etraby
  3. Büzmeýin etraby
  4. Köpetdag etraby
This number is a reduction from the previous number of boroughs.

[Ahal Province]

  1. Ak Bugdaý
  2. Babadaýhan
  3. Bäherden
  4. Gökdepe
  5. Kaka
  6. Sarahs
  7. Tejen

    [Balkan Province]

  1. Bereket
  2. Esenguly
  3. Etrek
  4. Magtymguly
  5. Serdar
  6. Türkmenbaşy
  1. Awaza etraby
  2. Türkmenbaşy şäheri

    [Daşoguz Province]

See also
  1. Akdepe
  2. Boldumsaz
  3. Görogly
  4. Gubadag
  5. Gurbansoltan Eje
  6. Köneurgenç
  7. S.A. Nyýazow
  8. Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy

    [Lebap Province]

  9. Çärjew
  10. Dänew
  11. Darganata
  12. Döwletli
  13. Farap
  14. Halaç
  15. Hojambaz
  16. Kerki
  17. Köýtendag
  18. Saýat

    [Mary Province]

  19. Baýramaly
  20. Garagum
  21. Mary
  22. Murgap
  23. Oguzhan
  24. Sakarçäge
  25. Serhetabat
  26. Tagtabazar
  27. Türkmengala
  28. Wekilbazar
  29. Ýolöten