Daşoguz Region
The area of the province is 73,430 square kilometers, and the total population is 1,550,354 (2022 census).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.[4][5] As of 9 November 2022 Dashoguz Province (Daşoguz welaýaty) is subdivided into 7 districts (etrap, plural etraplar):[6][7][8][9] The former districts of Gubadag and of Gurbansoltan eje adyndaky were abolished in November 2022.[6][7] 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November 2022, the number of towns was increased to seven by upgrading some villages, and Köneurgenç's district status was revoked.