Daşoguz Region

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Daşoguz Welaýaty Dashoguz Daşhowuz (Dashhovuz) Tashauz
Region
From the top, Kutlug Timur Minaret, Tekesh Mausoleum, Turabek Khanum Mausoleum
Daşoguz region in Turkmenistan
Country	Turkmenistan
Capital	Daşoguz
Area
• Total	73,430 km2 (28,350 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	1,550,354
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Website	dashoguz.gov.tm

Daşoguz Region (Turkmen: Daşoguz welaýaty, 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).^[1][2] 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^[3] and the archaeological site, Butentau.^[4][5]

Administrative subdivisions

Districts

As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 7 districts (etrap, plural etraplar):^[6][7][8][9]

1. Akdepe
2. Boldumsaz
3. Görogly (formerly Tagta)
4. Köneurgenç
5. Ruhubelent
6. Shabat (formerly S.A. Nyýazow adyndaky)
7. Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy^[7][8][10]

The former districts of Gubadag and of Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky were abolished in November 2022.^[9]

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).^[6][7] 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November 2022, the number of towns was increased to seven by upgrading some villages, and Köneurgenç's district status was revoked.^[9]

In the list below, the city with "district status" is bolded:

• Akdepe
• Andalyp (formerly Gurbansoltan Eje)
• Boldumsaz
• Dashoguz
• Görogly
• Gubadag
• Köneurgenç
• Shabat (formerly Nyýazow)
• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky

The list below is of municipalities in Dashoguz Region with town status.^[9]

• Akjadepe şäherçesi
• Bereket şäherçesi
• Gökçäge şäherçesi
• Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew adyndaky şäherçe
• Rejepguly Ataýew adyndaky şäherçe
• Ruhubelent şäherçesi
• Sadylla Rozmetow adyndaky şäherçe

Economy

Agriculture

Daşoguz Province: area and production of selected crops, 2017-2019[11]
	area, thousand hectares			production, thousand tonnes
	2017	2018	2019	2017	2018	2019
Cereals and legumes	189.5	167.1	167.6	333.3	279.5	359.7
Cotton	140.7	141.3	141.1	231.9	230.2	244.5
Vegetables	7.4	7.2	7.8	197.1	198.3	199.9

Industry

Daşoguz Province: Production of selected industrial goods and processed foods, 2017-2019[12]
	2017	2018	2019
Electricity, million kwh	1,592.4	1,480.4	1,481.6
Bricks, million	79.5	81.9	87.2
Cotton lint, thousand tonnes	67.7	53.5	62.1
Cotton yarn, thousand tonnes	13.0	11.2	12.3
Unrefined vegetable oil, thousand tonnes	16.2	14.9	12.8
Flour, thousand tonnes	138.1	135.8	140.4

See also

• OpenStreetMap Wiki: Dashoguz Province
• Map of Districts (Etraplar) of Dashoguz Province

References

1. "Turkmenistan: Regions, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
2. Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005.
3. "Kunya-Urgench". UNESCO World Heritage Center. UNESCO. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
4. Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
5. Bizhanov, E. B.; Khozhaniyazov, Gairatdin (2003). "Arkheologicheskii Compleks Butentau" [Archaeological Complex of Butentau]. Arkheologia Priaral'ya. 6: 32–59.
6. Türkmenistanyň Mejlisi (2010–2018). "Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş-çäk birlikleriniň Sanawy". Türkmenistanyş Mejlisiniň Karary. Ashgabat.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan.
7. "Административно-территориальное деление Туркменистана по регионам по состоянию на 1 января 2017 года". Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
8. "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята (Changes in the Administrative-Territorial Division of Dashoguz Province)". 17 June 2016.
9. "Постановление Меджлиса Милли Генгеша Туркменистана" (in Russian). Электронная газета «Золотой век». 10 November 2022.
10. "Map of Districts (Etraplar) of Dashoguz Province]".
11. Türkmenistanyň Ýyllyk Statistik Neşiri 2019 Ýyl (in Turkmen, Russian, and English). Ashgabat: State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan. 2020. p. 67.
12. Türkmenistanyň Ýyllyk Statistik Neşiri 2019 Ýyl (in Turkmen, Russian, and English). Ashgabat: State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan. 2020. p. 47.