Map of Turkmenistan

This is a list of cities in Turkmenistan. For a full list of settlements see the list of cities, towns and villages in Turkmenistan.

Which municipalities are categorized as "cities" is established by law in Turkmenistan. Cities fall into three categories: one city equivalent to a province (the capital city, Ashgabat), cities "equivalent to a district" (Turkmen: etrap hukukly), and cities "in a district" (Turkmen: etrapdaky). By law cities equivalent to a district must have a population of more than 30,000 and must be either a provincial capital or be one of the economic, cultural and administrative centers in its province. Cities "in a district" are subordinated to the district (etrap) government and are administered jointly. By law they must have a population of more than 8,000, and must possess industrial enterprises, construction and transport organizations, utilities, municipally owned housing stock, socio-cultural institutions, trade and social services.[1][2] The government maintains a list of municipalities broken out by category, but publishes this list irregularly, and does not post it online. An authoritative list of Turkmenistan's municipalities based on published official Turkmen decrees and laws is on the OpenStreetMap wiki.[3] The most recent published version of the list was released in 2012.[4]

Districts and cities with district status are headed by a presidentially appointed häkim (district governor or city mayor). Three cities in Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Arkadag, and Turkmenbashy, are further subdivided into boroughs with district status, each with its häkim. Cities "in a district" and towns are headed by an elected council (Turkmen: geňeş) chaired by an arçyn, who serves as both council chair and mayor.[1][2]

List

Municipalities designated as cities

Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan.
Türkmenabat
Türkmenbaşy
Bereket

Unless otherwise annotated, population figures are as of 2010 (estimate). Provincial capitals are bolded. Cities with district status are italicized.

Nº City Population Province
1 Ashgabat 823,000

(2018)[5]

national capital region
2 Türkmenabat[6] 279,765 Lebap
3 Daşoguz 245,872 Daşoguz
4 Mary 126,141 Mary
5 Gyzylarbat[7] 93,692 Balkan
6 Baýramaly 91,713 Mary
7 Balkanabat 90,149 Balkan
8 Tejen 79,324 Ahal
9 Türkmenbaşy[8] 73,803 Balkan
10 Magdanly[9] 68,133 Lebap
11 Arkadag[10] 64,086
(2022)[11]		 Ahal
12 Kerki[12] 39,602 Lebap
13 Ýolöten 38,936 Mary
14 Konye-Urgench 35,386 Daşoguz
15 Anau 30,042 Ahal
16 Andalyp[13] 27,451 Daşoguz
17 Bäherden 25,065 Ahal
18 Gazojak 25,043 Lebap
19 Bereket[14] 23,762 Balkan
20 Boldumsaz 23,728 Daşoguz
21 Gökdepe 21,465 Ahal
22 Hojambaz 21,454 Lebap
23 Saýat 21,160 Lebap
24 Seýdi 21,160 Lebap
25 Kaka 20,218 Ahal
26 Görogly 18,660 Daşoguz
27 Farap 17,277 Lebap
28 Gubadag 17,118 Daşoguz
29 Akdepe 15,898 Daşoguz
30 Murgap 15,724 Mary
31 Serhetabat[15] 15,713 Mary
32 Sarahs 9,585 Ahal
33 Köýtendag[16] 8,654 Lebap
34 Magtymguly (city)[17] 8,412 Balkan
35 Dänew[18] 7,932 (1989)[19] Lebap
36 Shabat[20] 7,291 Daşoguz
37 Darganata[21] 7,212 (1989)[19] Lebap
38 Babadaýhan[22] 7,130 (1989)[19] Ahal
39 Şatlyk 7,000 (2011) Mary
40 Garabogaz[23] 6,895 (1989)[19] Balkan
41 Etrek[24] 6,855 (1989)[19] Balkan
42 Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky[25] 6,770 Daşoguz
43 Türkmengala 6,465 (1989)[19] Mary
44 Esenguly 5,823 (1989)[19] Balkan
45 Garabekewül[26] 5,509 (1989)[19] Lebap
46 Halaç 5,101 (1989)[19] Lebap
47 Dostluk[27] 4,534 (1989)[19] Lebap

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.[28] The cities previously named Gurbansoltan Eje adyndaky, Nyýazow, and Serdar were renamed Andalyp, Shabat, and Gyzylarbat, respectively.[28] The new city of Arkadag was formally incorporated on 20 December 2022 by act of the Turkmen parliament.[10]

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. ^ "Districts in Turkmenistan". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň 2010-njy ýylyň 10-njy maýynda kabul eden № 112-1V kararyna GOŞUNDY Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş>çäk birlikleriniň SANAWY" (PDF). 27 August 2012. pp. 77–141.
  5. ^ "General Information". ashgabat.embassy.qa. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  6. ^ formerly Çärjew
  7. ^ from 1999 to 2022 Serdar
  8. ^ formerly Krasnovodsk
  9. ^ formerly Gowurdak
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Главный план города Аркадаг ахалского велаята на 2022 год (Main Plan of the City of Arkadag of Ahal Province for 2022)" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 21 December 2022.
  12. ^ formerly Atamyrat
  13. ^ formerly Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky, Ýylanly
  14. ^ formerly Gazanjyk or Gazandzhyk
  15. ^ formerly Guşgy
  16. ^ formerly Çarşaňňy
  17. ^ formerly Garrygala
  18. ^ formerly Galkynyş
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу". Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  20. ^ formerly Nyýazow, Täzebazar
  21. ^ formerly Birata
  22. ^ formerly Kirovsk
  23. ^ formerly Bekdash
  24. ^ formerly Gyzyletrek
  25. ^ formerly Oktyabrsk
  26. ^ formerly Karabekaul
  27. ^ formerly Yuzhnyy
  28. ^ a b "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.

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