Daşoguz Region
Template:Short description Template:Coord Template:Infobox settlement
Daşoguz Region (Template:Langx; 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).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=yb2005>Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005.</ref> 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<ref name="unesco">Template:Cite web</ref> and the archaeological site, Butentau.<ref name=":052">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Administrative subdivisions
Districts
As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 7 districts (etrap, plural etraplar):<ref name=hakynda>Template:Cite book This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan.</ref><ref name=terr>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="map">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=decree20221110>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Akdepe
- Boldumsaz
- Garaşsyzlyk (formerly Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky)
- Görogly (formerly Tagta)
- Gubadag
- Köneurgenç
- Ruhubelent
- Shabat (formerly S.A. Nyýazow adyndaky)
- Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy<ref name=terr /><ref name="map"/><ref name=dash>Template:Cite web</ref>
The former districts of Gubadag and of Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky were abolished in November 2022.<ref name=decree20221110 />
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).<ref name=hakynda /><ref name=terr /> 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November 2022, the number of towns was increased to seven by upgrading some villages, and Köneurgenç's district status was revoked.<ref name=decree20221110 />
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.<ref name=decree20221110 />
- 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: <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| 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, 2017-2019<ref name=stat2020a>Template:Cite book</ref> | ||||||
| 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<ref name=stat2020i>Template:Cite book</ref> | ||||
| 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
References
Template:Provinces of Turkmenistan Template:Authority control