Provinces of Waynakhia

Provinces of Waynakhia
Also known as: Waynexaçönan prowensaş (wy)
Category	First-level administrative division
Location	Waynakhia
Created	2001
Number	26
Populations	1,490 (Galay-Ç̇aƶ) – 245,911 (Sölƶa-Ġala)
Government	Provincial government
Subdivisions	Local Government Area

The provinces of Waynakhia (Waynakh: Waynexaçönan prowensaş) are the first level administrative divisions of Waynakhia. Since 1 January 2022, Waynakhia has included 24 provinces, as well as 2 city regions which have a status equal to that of the provinces.

A province in Waynakhia is composed of many local government areas (LGAs). Usually, several provinces together form a region, which is a non-official but de facto administrative area (regions are not legally defined, though are used and mentioned by the government for administration purposes). City regions function in a similar way, though their LGAs are city districts, rather than one or more individual settlements. All provinces are directly subordinated to the national government; there are no autonomous provinces. The provinces and city regions are responsible for the majority of public services, such as education and schools, hospitals and healthcare, ambulance service, police service and law enforcement, fire service, public transport, maintenance of non-highway roads, and administration of non-state nature reserves.

The provincial system of Waynakhia was established in 2001. At the time, the country was divided into units known as districts; some of these were merged at the beginning of the provincial system, creating the original 21 provinces of the country. The number of provinces in Waynakhia remained here until the 2019 Local Government Reform, which reorganised the provinces through a series of mergers and splits erasing some old provinces and creating new ones. This increased the number of provinces in Waynakhia to 27. However, after a referendum due to issues arising from the reform, Kurçala Province was abolished on 1 January 2022, with its territory split between Şela Province and Noxçi-Moxk Province, reducing the number of provinces to 26.

According to the Reform, each province is headed by a Provincial President, who is assisted by the Provincial Council. The Provincial President is elected by all residents of the province; the Provincial Council is elected when residents of second-level LGAs and (when relevant) third-level LGAs elect local councillors, and the local councillors in the province form the Council.

List of provinces

List of provinces of Waynakhia

Name	Flag	Capital	Creation	Area (km2)	Population (2020)
						Sölƶa-Ġala		Sölƶa-Ġala	2001	324	245,911
Näsara		Näsara	2001	136	122,261
Babaw-Yurt		Babaw-Yurt	2001	1,784	36,318
Ç̇änta		Iton-Qälla	2019	598	6,678
Ç̇ebarla		Maq̇aƶa	2019	556	2,543
Dewkar-Ewla		Dewkar-Ewla	2001	1,129	77,440
Galaşke		Galaşke	2019	1,509	22,983
Galay-Ç̇aƶ		Aqa-Bass	2019	1,367	1,490
Gümsa		Gümsa	2001	685	146,787
Kaspi		Kaspi-Yurt	2019	1,352	5,226
Maġalbik		Maġalbik	2001	693	98,464
Marta		Ẋalxa-Marta	2019	1,386	250,675
Moxne		Moxne	2001	1,822	50,601
Näsare		Ildarxa-Ġala	2001	771	120,490
Newra		Nowra-Ġala	2001	2,488	59,065
Noxçi-Moxk		Wedana	2019	1,530	117,094
Orga-Xi		Ustarġardoy	2019	202	64,572
Owxa		Ġaçalq̇a	2001	318	51,551
Qara-Qälla		Qara-Qälla	2019	746	12,617
Şara		Şara	2001	581	3,199
Şela		Şela	2001	816	250,824
Şol-Xi		Şol-Xi	2001	369	54,771
Şolƶa		Şolƶa-Pẋa	2001	739	138,436
Şüyta		Şüyta	2001	592	31,146
Terka		Ç̇ulga-Yurt	2001	1,062	64,275
Xasi-Ġala		Xasi-Ġala	2001	1,671	182,997