Districts of Turkmenistan
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The districts of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: etraplar, sing. etrap) are territorial entities below the provinces of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: welaýatlar, sing. welaýat). They may be counties, cities, or boroughs of cities. The heads of the districts (Turkmen: häkim, translated as "governor" for districts of a welaýat and "mayor" for cities or boroughs of a city) are appointed by the President of Turkmenistan (Constitution of Turkmenistan, Articles 80-81).
Regarding cities "with district status" (Turkmen: etrap hukukly), by Turkmen law, "...such cities must have population over 30,000 and be the administrative center of a province (welaýat); headed by a presidentially appointed häkim." Though this officially limits the possible number of such cities to five (the number of provinces), in reality other cities are periodically accorded the status of a district. As of 9 November 2022, 7 cities in Turkmenistan enjoyed the status of districts.[1] One city, the capital city of Ashgabat, enjoys the status of a province.[2]
Two cities in Turkmenistan feature subordinate districts headed by mayors. Such districts are best rendered into English as "boroughs" to distinguish them from municipal districts without their own governments, which are also called etraplar in Turkmen (but are called микрорайоны in Russian). Ashgabat has four boroughs and as of November 2022 Turkmenbashy has one.
List of districts by first-level entity
[edit]See also Map of the Boroughs of Ashgabat
As of January 5, 2018, Ashgabat includes four boroughs (uly etraplar):[3][4][5][6][7][8]
- Bagtyýarlyk etraby (formerly President Niyazov, Lenin District, expanded to include former Ruhabat District plus new territory)
- Berkararlyk etraby (formerly Azatlyk, Sovetskiy District)
- Büzmeýin etraby (formerly Abadan District, expanded to include former Arçabil and Çandybil Districts)
- Köpetdag etraby (formerly Proletarskiy District)
This number is a reduction from the previous number of boroughs.
- County Districts:
- Bereket (previously Gazanjyk)
- Esenguly
- Etrek (previously Gyzyletrek)
- Gyzylarbat (previously Gyzylarvat, Serdar)
- Magtymguly (previously Garry Gala)
- Türkmenbaşy
- City Boroughs of Türkmenbaşy City:
- Akdepe
- Boldumsaz
- Görogly (formerly Tagta)
- Köneurgenç
- Ruhubelent
- Shabat (formerly Dashoguz/Dashowuz, Nyýazow)[1]
- Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy[10][11][12]
- Çärjew (formerly Türkmenabat/Serdarabat)
- Dänew (formerly Galkynyş)
- Darganata (formerly Birata)
- Halaç
- Hojambaz
- Kerki (formerly Atamyrat)
- Köýtendag (formerly Çarşaňňy)
- Saýat[10][13][1]
Cities with "district status"
[edit]Under Turkmen law, some cities are granted "district status" (Turkmen: etrap hukukly), meaning they are headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (Turkmen: häkim) and control their own budgets. Cities without this status (cities "in a district", Turkmen: etrapdaky) are headed by a council (Turkmen: geňeş) chaired by an arçyn rather than a mayor. Cities in Turkmenistan with district status are:[2][1]
- Arkadag şäheri
- Balkanabat şäheri
- Türkmenbaşy şäheri
- Daşoguz şäheri
- Türkmenabat şäheri
Abolished districts
[edit]These districts no longer exist.
- Altyn Asyr District
- Archabil District
- Beýik Türkmenbaşy District
- Çandybil District
- Derweze District
- Döwletli District
- Farap District
- Garabekewül District
- Gubadag District
- Gurbansoltan Eje District
- Kenar District (Türkmenbaşy City)
- Magdanly District
- Oguzhan District
- Ruhabat District
- Sakar District
- Serhetabat District
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Türkmenistanyň Mejlisi (2010–2018). "Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş-çäk birlikleriniň Sanawy". Türkmenistanyş Mejlisiniň Karary. Ashgabat.
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- ^ "Map of Districts (Etraplar) of Dashoguz Province]".
- ^ "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята (Changes in the Administrative-Territorial Division of Dashoguz Province)". 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Внесены изменения в административно-территориальное деление Лебапского велаята". 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Административно-территориальные изменения Марыйского велаята". 24 July 2016.
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