Towns of Turkmenistan


A şäherçe, translated as "town," is a form of third-level administrative division of Turkmenistan. In terms of hierarchy, a şäherçe is slightly less important than a şäher and more important than a geňeşlik. Towns are usually subordinate to an etrap or, in some cases, to a city with district status. Towns may subordinate one or several oba.
A municipality is granted the status of town by law. They are headed by a presidentially appointed häkim.

List

Municipalities designated as towns

Here is a list of the 71 municipalities designated as towns by law in Turkmenistan, arranged by administrative divisions and alphabetical order as of September 8, 2025. Towns acting as the capital of their respective district are bolded.
TownPopulation DistrictProvinceNote
Aba AnnaýewArkadagAhal ProvinceTown established on May 10, 2022.
Bereketli zaman1,429Ak bugdaý DistrictAhal Province
Berkarar2,747Ak bugdaý DistrictAhal Province
Bokurdak7,726Ak bugdaý DistrictAhal Province
Ýaşlyk8,172Ak bugdaý DistrictAhal Province
Arçman6,014Bäherden DistrictAhal Province
Yzgant6,547Gökdepe DistrictAhal Province
Duşak8,405Kaka DistrictAhal Province
Gaňňaly3,580Sarahs DistrictAhal Province
Bagtyýarlyk9,804Tejen DistrictAhal Province
Gumdag30,884BalkanabatBalkan Province
Hazar14,671BalkanabatBalkan Province
Jebel15,056BalkanabatBalkan Province
Oglanly1,715BalkanabatBalkan Province
Uzboý730BalkanabatBalkan Province
GalkynyşBereket DistrictBalkan ProvinceTown established on December 10, 2022.
Ekerem3,972Esenguly DistrictBalkan Province
Garadepe9,016Esenguly DistrictBalkan Province
Janahyr3,664Gyzylarbat DistrictBalkan Province
Akdaş6,750Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Belek1,720Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Guwlymaýak1,853Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Gyzylgaýa993Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Gyzylsuw859Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Türkmenbaşy7,334Türkmenbaşy DistrictBalkan Province
Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew8,040Akdepe DistrictDaşoguz Province
Gökçäge7,569Gubadag DistrictDaşoguz ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Rejepguly Ataýew2,760Garaşsyzlyk DistrictDaşoguz ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Bereket13,549Köneürgenç DistrictDaşoguz Province
BitaraplykKöneürgenç DistrictDaşoguz ProvinceTown established on September 8, 2025.
Aşyr Kakabaýew9,603Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy DistrictDaşoguz Province
Sadylla Rozmetow2,316Şabat DistrictDaşoguz Province
Ruhubelent1,653Ruhubelent DistrictDaşoguz Province
Çärjew1,825Çärjew DistrictLebap Province
Hojagala4,752Çärjew DistrictLebap Province
Kiştiwan5,989Çärjew DistrictLebap Province
Asuda6,807Dänew DistrictLebap Province
Bahar3,090Dänew DistrictLebap Province
Garaşsyzlyk7,136Dänew DistrictLebap Province
Lebap3,058Darganata DistrictLebap Province
Amyderýa10,330Döwletli DistrictLebap ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Döwletli4,942Döwletli DistrictLebap ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Kerkiçi14,996Döwletli DistrictLebap ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Jeýhun9,496Farap DistrictLebap ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Yslam4,869Garabekewül DistrictLebap ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Çohpetde7,503Halaç DistrictLebap Province
Astanababa11,466Kerki DistrictLebap Province
Başsaka3,498Kerki DistrictLebap Province
Garamätnyýaz1,844Kerki DistrictLebap Province
Garaşsyzlygyň 15 ýyly1,598Kerki DistrictLebap Province
Beşir6,971Hojambaz DistrictLebap Province
Garlyk16Köýtendag DistrictLebap Province
Gurşun magdan käni3,953Köýtendag DistrictLebap Province
Kelif3,701Köýtendag DistrictLebap Province
Mukry7,013Köýtendag DistrictLebap Province
Çaltut4,857Saýat DistrictLebap Province
Suwçyoba1,758Saýat DistrictLebap Province
Bagtyýarlyk1,727Baýramaly DistrictMary Province
Berkarar1,408Baýramaly DistrictMary Province
Mekan12,115Baýramaly DistrictMary Province
Ýagtyýol10,488GaragumMary province
Peşanaly935Mary DistrictMary Province
Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy13,251Mary DistrictMary Province
Deňizhan4,686Oguzhan DistrictMary ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Oguzhan6,430Oguzhan DistrictMary ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Döwletli zaman982Oguzhan DistrictMary ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Parahat2,494Oguzhan DistrictMary ProvinceDistrict established on September 19, 2025.
Tagtabazar13,312Tagtabazar DistrictMary Province
Zähmet3,855Türkmengala DistrictMary Province
Mollanepes2,878Wekilbazar DistrictMary Province
Wekilbazar2,832Wekilbazar DistrictMary Province