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Uzbekistan
Local Government
The country is divided into twelve provinces (wiloyatlar
; sing., wiloyat ), one autonomous republic (the Karakalpakstan
Republic), 156 regions, and 123 cities. In Uzbekistan's system
of strong central government, local government has little independence.
The chief executive of each province and of Tashkent is the hakim
, who is appointed by the president. Although these appointments
must be confirmed by local legislative bodies that are elected
by popular vote, the power of the president is dominant. The Autonomous
Republic of Karakalpakstan also officially elects its own legislature;
the chairman of the legislature serves as the republic's head
of state and as a deputy chairman of the national parliament.
But in the autonomous republic, too, government officials are
generally powerless against Tashkent. Indeed, Karakalpak officials
often are not included even in meetings of heads of state to discuss
the fate of the Aral Sea, which is located within Karakalpakstan.
Data as of March 1996
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