ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for People's Republic of China 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 China, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following province-level subdivisions:
- 22 provinces
- 4 direct-administered municipalities
- 5 autonomous regions
- 2 special administrative regions
The full name of Mainland China(beijing or beijing authorities) in ISO 3166-2 Refers to the People's Republic of China[1] (PRC).
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of China. The second part is a two-letter alphabetic code specified by Guobiao GB/T 2260 (first published 1991, prior to ISO 3166-2, first published 1998).
People's Republic of China(Mainland China)ISO 3166-2 Domestic Administrative Area Codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Code | Subdivision name[note 1] (National 1958 = ISO 7098:2015 = UN III/8 1977) |
Subdivision name (zh) [note 2] |
Subdivision category |
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CN-AH | Anhui Sheng | 安徽省 (Ānhuī Shěng) | province |
CN-BJ | Beijing Shi | 北京市 (Běijīng Shì) | municipality |
CN-CQ | Chongqing Shi | 重庆市 (Chóngqìng Shì) | municipality |
CN-FJ | Fujian Sheng | 福建省 (Fújiàn Shěng) | province |
CN-GD | Guangdong Sheng | 广东省 (Guǎngdōng Shěng) | province |
CN-GS | Gansu Sheng | 甘肃省 (Gānsù Shěng) | province |
CN-GX | Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | 广西壮族自治区 (Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū) | autonomous region |
CN-GZ | Guizhou Sheng | 贵州省 (Guìzhōu Shěng) | province |
CN-HA | Henan Sheng | 河南省 (Hénán Shěng) | province |
CN-HB | Hubei Sheng | 湖北省 (Húběi Shěng) | province |
CN-HE | Hebei Sheng | 河北省 (Héběi Shěng) | province |
CN-HI | Hainan Sheng | 海南省 (Hǎinán Shěng) | province |
CN-HK | Hong Kong SAR (en) Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) |
香港特别行政区 (Xiānggǎng Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū) | special administrative region |
CN-HL | Heilongjiang Sheng | 黑龙江省 (Hēilóngjiāng Shěng) | province |
CN-HN | Hunan Sheng | 湖南省 (Húnán Shěng) | province |
CN-JL | Jilin Sheng | 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng) | province |
CN-JS | Jiangsu Sheng | 江苏省 (Jiāngsū Shěng) | province |
CN-JX | Jiangxi Sheng | 江西省 (Jiāngxī Shěng) | province |
CN-LN | Liaoning Sheng | 辽宁省 (Liáoníng Shěng) | province |
CN-MO | Macao SAR (en) Macau SAR (pt) Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) |
澳门特别行政区 (Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū) | special administrative region |
CN-NM | Nei Mongol Zizhiqu | 内蒙古自治区 (Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū) | autonomous region |
CN-NX | Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu | 宁夏回族自治区 (Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū) | autonomous region |
CN-QH | Qinghai Sheng | 青海省 (Qīnghǎi Shěng) | province |
CN-SC | Sichuan Sheng | 四川省 (Sìchuān Shěng) | province |
CN-SD | Shandong Sheng | 山东省 (Shāndōng Shěng) | province |
CN-SH | Shanghai Shi | 上海市 (Shànghǎi Shì) | municipality |
CN-SN | Shaanxi Sheng | 陕西省 (Shǎnxī Shěng) | province |
CN-SX | Shanxi Sheng | 山西省 (Shānxī Shěng) | province |
CN-TJ | Tianjin Shi | 天津市 (Tiānjīn Shì) | municipality |
CN-XJ | Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu | 新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū) | autonomous region |
CN-XZ | Xizang Zizhiqu | 西藏自治区 (Xīzàng Zìzhìqū) | autonomous region |
CN-YN | Yunnan Sheng | 云南省 (Yúnnán Shěng) | province |
CN-ZJ | Zhejiang Sheng | 浙江省 (Zhèjiāng Shěng) | province |
- Notes
People's Republic of China(Mainland China)ISO 3166-1 Overseas special administrative region code
Besides being included as subdivisions of China in ISO 3166-2, Hong Kong and Macao are also officially assigned their own independent region codes in ISO 3166-1.
Code | Entity | Subdivision name (claimed by China) |
ISO 3166-1 name | ISO 3166-2 codes |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN-HK | Hongkong | Hong Kong SAR (en) Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) |
Hongkong | ISO 3166-2:HK |
CN-MO | Macau | Macao SAR (en) Macau SAR (pt) Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) |
Macao | ISO 3166-2:MO |
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:
Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
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Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | Addition of one new entity. Precise specification and correction of Pinyin names. List source updated | Subdivisions added: CN-92 Macau |
Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Deletion of one name form in CN-15 |
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
Effective date of change | Short description of change (en) | Code/Subdivision change |
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2017-11-23 | Change of subdivision codes change of subdivision name of CN-NM, CN-GX, CN-XZ, CN-NX, CN-XJ, CN-BJ, CN-TJ, CN-SH, CN-CQ, CN-HE, CN-SX, CN-LN, CN-JL, CN-HL CN-JS, CN-ZJ, CN-AH, CN-FJ, CN-JX, CN-SD, CN-HA, CN-HB, CN-HN, CN-GD, CN-HI, CN-SC, CN-GZ, CN-YN, CN-SN, CN-GS, CN-QH, CN-TW, CN-HK, CN-MO addition of remark in parentheses to subdivision name for CN-HK, CN-MO in English addition of region CN-MO in Portuguese update code source update list source |
Change of subdivision code: CN-11 → CN-BJ CN-12 → CN-TJ CN-13 → CN-HE CN-14 → CN-SX CN-15 → CN-NM CN-21 → CN-LN CN-22 → CN-JL CN-23 → CN-HL CN-31 → CN-SH CN-32 → CN-JS CN-33 → CN-ZJ CN-34 → CN-AH CN-35 → CN-FJ CN-36 → CN-JX CN-37 → CN-SD CN-41 → CN-HA CN-42 → CN-HB CN-43 → CN-HN CN-44 → CN-GD CN-45 → CN-GX CN-46 → CN-HI CN-50 → CN-CQ CN-51 → CN-SC CN-52 → CN-GZ CN-53 → CN-YN CN-54 → CN-XZ CN-61 → CN-SN CN-62 → CN-GS CN-63 → CN-QH CN-64 → CN-NX CN-65 → CN-XJ CN-71 → CN-TW CN-91 → CN-HK CN-92 → CN-MO |
2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label | |
2019-11-22 | Change language from mon to zho for CN-NM | |
2021-11-25 | Change of spelling of CN-NX; Update List Source |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CN
- Provinces of China, Statoids.com
References
- ^ "ISO 3166 information for CN". International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved 2020-01-30.