Daşoguz Region
Coordinates: 41°0′N 58°30′E / 41.000°N 58.500°E
Daşoguz Welaýaty
Dashoguz Daşhowuz (Dashhovuz) Tashauz | |
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![]() Daşoguz region in Turkmenistan | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Daşoguz |
Area | |
• Total | 73,430 km2 (28,350 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,370,400 |
• Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Website | dashoguz |
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 1,370,400 (2005 est.).[1] 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[2] and the archaeological site, Butentau.[3][4]
Administrative subdivisions
Districts
As of January 1, 2017, Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 9 districts (etrap, plural etraplar):[5][6][7]
- Akdepe
- Boldumsaz
- Görogly (formerly Tagta)
- Gubadag
- Gurbansoltan Eje (formerly Ýylanly)
- Köneurgenç
- Ruhubelent
- S.A. Nyýazow (formerly Dashoguz/Dashowuz)
- Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy[6][7][8]
Municipalities
As of January 1, 2017, the province includes 9 cities (şäherler), 1 town (şäherçe), 134 rural or village councils (geňeşlikler), and 612 villages (obalar).[5][6]
In the list below, cities with "district status" are bolded:
- Akdepe
- Boldumsaz
- Dashoguz
- Görogly
- Gubadag
- Gurbansoltan Eje
- Köneurgenç
- S.A. Nyýazow
- Saparmyrat Nyýazow
Economy
Agriculture
Daşoguz Province: area and production of selected crops, 2017-2019[9] | ||||||
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[10] | ||||
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
- ^ Statistical Yearbook of Turkmenistan 2000-2004, National Institute of State Statistics and Information of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, 2005.
- ^ "Kunya-Urgench". UNESCO World Heritage Center. UNESCO. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ Brummell, Paul (2005). Turkmenistan. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 180–181. ISBN 978-1-84162-144-9.
- ^ Bizhanov, E. B.; Khozhaniyazov, Gairatdin (2003). "Arkheologicheskii Compleks Butentau" [Archaeological Complex of Butentau]. Arkheologia Priaral'ya. 6: 32–59.
- ^ a b Türkmenistanyň Mejlisi (2010–2018). "Türkmenistanyň dolandyryş-çäk birlikleriniň Sanawy". Türkmenistanyş Mejlisiniň Karary. Ashgabat. This document is reproduced online at https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Districts_in_Turkmenistan.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Изменения в административно-территориальном делении Дашогузского велаята (Changes in the Administrative-Territorial Division of Dashoguz Province)". 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Map of Districts (Etraplar) of Dashoguz Province]".
- ^ Türkmenistanyň Ýyllyk Statistik Neşiri 2019 Ýyl (in Turkmen, Russian, and English). Ashgabat: State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan. 2020. p. 67.
- ^ Türkmenistanyň Ýyllyk Statistik Neşiri 2019 Ýyl (in Turkmen, Russian, and English). Ashgabat: State Committee of Statistics of Turkmenistan. 2020. p. 47.
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