Turkmenistan

Official name:
Türkmenistan
Name in native language:
Capital:
Ashgabat
ISO country code
TM
Nat. statistical agency:
Türkmenistanyň statistika baradaky
Region:
South-central Asia

Census Results

1959-01-15 : 1,516,375
1970-01-15 :
1979-01-17 : 2,764,748
1989-01-12 : 3,522,717
1995-01-10 : 4,483,251
2012-xx-xx :

Turkmenistan

Administrative units

velayat(y)native namecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1995-01-10
census		population
2001-10-01
estimate
source: 1995 - State Committee for Statistics of Turkmenistan.
source: 2001 - tacistm.org.
note: Government of Turkmenistan.
note: Balkanabat used to be Nebitdag, Turkmenabad was Chärjew. Dashhowuz is also spelled as Dashoguz, Ahal also as Akhal, Annau as Anew.
Ashgabat CityAşgabat şäheriAshgabat 604,700712,000
Ahal, velayatAhal welaýatyAnnau97,428722,800779,400
Balkan, velayatBalkan welaýatyBalkanabat138,500424,700477,600
Dashhowuz, velayatDaşoguz welaýatyDashhowuz73,6001,059,8001,183,100
Lebap, velayatLebap welaýatyTurkmenabat93,8001,034,7001,147,000
Mary, velayatMary welaýatyMary86,8001,146,8001,271,200
total  488,1004,993,5005,478,900

Main cities

namenative namepopulation
1995-01-10
census
AshgabatAşgabat604,700
TurkmenabatTürkmenabat203,000
Dashhowuz (Tashauz)Daşoguz165,400
MaryMary123,000
BalkanabatBalkanabat108,000
source: U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and the U.S. Dept. of State, 1999.