Daşoguz Region (; formerly Daşhowuz) is one of the regions of Turkmenistan. It is in the north of the country, bordering Uzbekistan. The area of the province is 73,430 square kilometers, and the total population is 1,550,354 (2022 census).Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005. The capital is Daşoguz.
The region is mostly desert, and is experiencing severe environmental degradation as a result of the Aral Sea ecological catastrophe. Increased soil salinity has ruined thousands of square kilometers of farmland.
The region contains the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Köneürgenç and the archaeological site, Butentau.
Administrative subdivisions Districts As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 7 districts (etrap, plural etraplar): This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan.
Akdepe Boldumsaz Garaşsyzlyk (formerly Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky) Görogly (formerly Tagta) Gubadag Köneurgenç Ruhubelent Şabat (formerly S.A. Nyýazow adyndaky) Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy
The former districts of Gubadag and of Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky were abolished in November 2022.
Municipalities As of January 1, 2017, the province included 9 cities (şäherler), one town (şäherçe), 134 rural or village councils (geňeşlikler), and 612 villages (obalar). By parliamentary decree of 9 November 2022, the number of towns was increased to seven by upgrading some villages, and Köneurgenç's district status was revoked.
In the list below, the city with "district status" is bolded: Akdepe Andalyp (formerly Gurbansoltan Eje) Boldumsaz Daşoguz Görogly Gubadag Köneurgenç Şabat (formerly Nyýazow) Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky
The list below is of municipalities in Dashoguz Region with town status.
Akjadepe şäherçesi Bereket şäherçesi Gökçäge şäherçesi Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew adyndaky şäherçe Rejepguly Ataýew adyndaky şäherçe Ruhubelent şäherçesi Sadylla Rozmetow adyndaky şäherçe
Demographic
Table of National composition of the population of Daşoguz region (2022)
Table:
Ethnicity Total Urban Rural Population % Population % Population % Turkmens 1,046,202 67.48% 259,723 54.81% 786,479 73.06% Uzbeks 489,453 31.57% 205,534 43.38% 283,919 26.38% Kazakhs 5,796 0.37% 2,323 0.49% 3,473 0.32% Russians 2,907 0.19% 2,535 0.54% 372 0.03% Karakalpaks 2,272 0.15% 809 0.17% 1,463 0.14% Tatars 1,456 0.09% 1,259 0.27% 197 0.02% Koreans 646 0.04% 558 0.12% 88 0.01% Azerbaijanis 402 0.03% 212 0.04% 190 0.02% Balochi 174 0.01% 160 0.03% 14 0.00% Armenians 112 0.01% 104 0.02% 8 0.00% Ukrainians 98 0.01% 73 0.02% 25 0.00% Kurds 57 0.00% 49 0.01% 8 0.00% Persians 47 0.00% 21 0.00% 26 0.00% Lezgins 24 0.00% 18 0.00% 6 0.00% Afghans 8 0.00% 2 0.00% 6 0.00% other nationalities 700 0.05% 481 0.10% 219 0.02% Total 1,549,469 100% 482,088 100% 1,067,381 100%
Economy Agriculture Daşoguz Province: area and production of selected crops, 2017-2019area, thousand hectaresproduction, thousand tonnes201720182019201720182019Cereals and legumes189.5167.1167.6333.3279.5359.7Cotton140.7141.3141.1231.9230.2244.5Vegetables7.47.27.8197.1198.3199.9
Industry Daşoguz Province: Production of selected industrial goods and processed foods, 2017-2019201720182019Electricity, million kwh1,592.41,480.41,481.6Bricks, million79.581.987.2Cotton lint, thousand tonnes67.753.562.1Cotton yarn, thousand tonnes13.011.212.3Unrefined vegetable oil, thousand tonnes16.214.912.8Flour, thousand tonnes138.1135.8140.4
See also OpenStreetMap Wiki: Dashoguz Province Map of Districts (Etraplar) of Dashoguz Province
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