Subdivisions of Kyrgyzstan: the Central Asian country of

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

has three levels of local government. The top level is formed by the

regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

( ky, облус, translit=oblus) and the cities of republican significance. The regions are divided into districts ( ky, район, translit=rayon, link=no) and cities of regional significance. The districts are divided into cities of district significance,

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

s ( ky, шаар тибиндеги посёлок, translit=shaar tibindegi posyolok, link=no) and village communities ( ky, айыл аймагы, translit=ayyl aymagy, link=no). , there are: *First level: ** 7

** 2 cities of republican significance ( Bishkek and

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

) *Second level: ** 44 districts, including 4 city districts of Bishkek ** 13 cities of regional significance *Third level: ** 17 cities of district significance ** 12 urban-type settlements ** 453 village communities

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