Büzmeýin District

Büzmeýin District (Turkmen: Büzmeýin etraby, from 2002 to 2018 called Abadan District, expanded in 2018 to include former Archabil District and Chandybil District) is a borough of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. As a borough, it is headed by a presidentially appointed mayor (Turkmen: häkim). The borough known as Büzmeýin should not be confused with the neighborhood of the same name in Ashgabat, boundaries of which correspond to the former city of Büzmeýin/Abadan.

Büzmeýin District Büzmeýin etraby Abadan etraby 2002-2018
District
Country	Turkmenistan
Province	Aşgabat
Government
• häkim	Atamyrat Gurbandurdyýewiç Rejepalyýew[1]
Area
• Total	419.85 km2 (162.10 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[2]
• Total	175,179
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
postal code	744000
Area code	(+993-12)

History

In 2018, Abadan District of the city of Ashgabat was renamed Büzmeýin District.^[3]

See also

• Ashgabat
• Büzmeýin, Turkmenistan
• Districts of Turkmenistan