ISO 3166-2:ZA
ISO 3166-2:ZA is the entry for South Africa in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for South Africa, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 9 provinces.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is ZA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of South Africa. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:
- (en): English
- (af): Afrikaans
- (nr): Ndebele
- (—): Pedi
- (st): Sotho
- (ss): Swati
- (ts): Tsonga
- (tn): Tswana
- (ve): Venda
- (xh): Xhosa
- (zu): Zulu
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| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name (af) | Subdivision name (nr) | Subdivision name (—) | Subdivision name (st) | Subdivision name (ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA-EC | Eastern Cape | Oos-Kaap | iPumalanga-Kapa | Kapa Bohlabela | Kapa Botjhabela | |
| ZA-FS | Free State | Vrystaat | iFreyistata | Freistata | Freistata / Foreisetata | |
| ZA-GT | Gauteng | Gauteng | iGauteng | Gauteng | Kgauteng | Gauteng |
| ZA-NL | KwaZulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natal | iKwaZulu-Natal | GaZulu-Natala | Hazolo-Natala | KwaZulu-Natali |
| ZA-LP | Limpopo | Limpopo | Limpopo | Limpopo | Limpopo | Limpopo |
| ZA-MP | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga | iMpumalanga | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga |
| ZA-NC | Northern Cape | Noord-Kaap | iTlhagwini-Kapa | Kapa Leboya | Kapa Leboya | |
| ZA-NW | North West | Noordwes | iTlhagwini-Tjhingalanga | Lebowa Bodikela | Leboya (le) Bophirima | |
| ZA-WC | Western Cape | Wes-Kaap | iTjhingalanga-Kapa | Kapa Bodikela | Kapa Bophirimela |
| Code | Subdivision name (ts) | Subdivision name (tn) | Subdivision name (ve) | Subdivision name (xh) | Subdivision name (zu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA-EC | Kapa-Vuxa | Kapa Botlhaba | Kapa Vhubvaḓuvha | Mpuma-Koloni | Mpumalanga-Kapa / Mpumalanga-Koloni |
| ZA-FS | Free State | Foreisetata | Fureisitata | Freyistata | Fuleyisitata / Freyisitata |
| ZA-GT | Gauteng | Gauteng | Gauteng | Rhawuti | Gauteng |
| ZA-NL | Kwazulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natal | HaZulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natala | KwaZulu-Natali |
| ZA-LP | Limpopo | Limpopo | Vhembe | Limpopo | Limpopo |
| ZA-MP | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga | Mpumalanga |
| ZA-NC | Kapa-N’walungu | Kapa Bokone / Kapa Leboa | Kapa Devhula | Mntla-Koloni | Nyakatho-Kapa / Nyakatho-Koloni |
| ZA-NW | N’walungu-Vupeladyambu | Bokone Bophirima | Mntla-Ntshona | Nyakatho-Ntshonalanga | |
| ZA-WC | Kapa-Vupeladyambu | Kapa Bophirima | Kapa Vhukovhela | Ntshona-Koloni | Ntshonalanga-Kapa / Ntshonalanga-Koloni |
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Edition/Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Change of name of Northern Province to Limpopo | Codes: ZA-NP Northern Province → ZA-LP Limpopo |
| Newsletter I-9 | 2007-11-28 | Addition of administrative divisions and their codes | Codes: (not marked with red colour in newsletter) Gauteng: ZA-GT → ZA-GP KwaZulu-Natal: ZA-NL → ZA-ZN |
| ISO 3166-2:2007 | 2007-12-13 | Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (this change was not announced in a newsletter) | Codes: Gauteng: ZA-GP → ZA-GT KwaZulu-Natal: ZA-ZN → ZA-NL |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: ZA
- Provinces of South Africa, Statoids.com
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