Regions of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is divided into five regions or welayatlar and one capital city 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 and 1903 rural settlements in Turkmenistan.
The capital city of Turkmenistan is Ashgabat, which is an administrative and territorial unit with province-wide powers. Ashgabat consists of 6 districts : Bagtyyarlyk district, Berkararlyk district, Kopetdag district, Archabil district, Abadan district and Rukhabat district.
| Division | | Capital city | Area | Pop | Key |
| Ashgabat | TM-S | Ashgabat | | 730,000 | not on map |
| Ahal Region | TM-A | Anau | | 785,800 | 1 |
| Balkan Region | TM-B | Balkanabat | | 479,500 | 2 |
| Daşoguz Region | TM-D | Daşoguz | | 1,196,700 | 3 |
| Lebap Region | TM-L | Türkmenabat | | 1,160,300 | 4 |
| Mary Region | TM-M | Mary | | 1,287,700 | 5 |
The heads of the regions are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan.
