Provinces o Turkmenistan

Administrative diveesions o Turkmenistan.

Template:Politics o Turkmenistan Turkmenistan is dividit intae five provinces or welayatlar (singular welayat) an ane caipital ceety destrict (şäher).

Diveesion	ISO 3166-2	Caipital ceety	Aurie^[1]	Pop. (2001)^[2]	Key
Ashgabat Ceety		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 heids o the provinces (Turkmen: hyakim, "the leader") are appointit bi the Preses o Turkmenistan (Constitution o Turkmenistan, Airticles 80-81).

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Destricts o Turkmenistan

References

↑ Passport of Turkmenistan 1998, National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 (in Roushie).
↑ Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68-69 (in Roushie).

[1] Passport of Turkmenistan 1998, National Institute of Statistics and Forecasting of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 1998 (in Roushie).

[2] Social-economic situation of Turkmenistan in 2001, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2002, pp. 68-69 (in Roushie).

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