ISO 3166-2:CN
ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for 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:
Taiwan is included as a province of China because of its political status within the United Nations, as even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China, the United Nations does not recognize the Republic of China and considers Taiwan as part of China.
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 two digits, which is the Guobiao GB 2260 numeric code of the subdivision, except Hong Kong and Macao (Macau), which use 91 and 92 respectively while their Guobiao codes are 81 and 82. The first digit indicates the geographical region where the subdivision is in:
- 1: North China
- 2: Northeast China
- 3: East China
- 4: South Central China
- 5: Southwest China
- 6: Northwest China
- 7: Taiwan
- 9: Hong Kong and Macao (Special Administrative Regions)
Current 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] | Subdivision name (zh) [note 2] |
Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN-11 | Beijing | 北京 (Běijīng) | Municipality |
| CN-12 | Tianjin | 天津 (Tiānjīn) | Municipality |
| CN-13 | Hebei | 河北 (Héběi) | Province |
| CN-14 | Shanxi | 山西 (Shānxī) | Province |
| CN-15 | Nei Mongol (mn) (Inner Mongolia) |
内蒙古 (Nèi Ménggǔ) | Autonomous region |
| CN-21 | Liaoning | 辽宁 (Liáoníng) | Province |
| CN-22 | Jilin | 吉林 (Jílín) | Province |
| CN-23 | Heilongjiang | 黑龙江 (Hēilóngjiāng) | Province |
| CN-31 | Shanghai | 上海 (Shànghǎi) | Municipality |
| CN-32 | Jiangsu | 江苏 (Jiāngsū) | Province |
| CN-33 | Zhejiang | 浙江 (Zhèjiāng) | Province |
| CN-34 | Anhui | 安徽 (Ānhuī) | Province |
| CN-35 | Fujian | 福建 (Fújiàn) | Province |
| CN-36 | Jiangxi | 江西 (Jiāngxī) | Province |
| CN-37 | Shandong | 山东 (Shāndōng) | Province |
| CN-41 | Henan | 河南 (Hénán) | Province |
| CN-42 | Hubei | 湖北 (Húběi) | Province |
| CN-43 | Hunan | 湖南 (Húnán) | Province |
| CN-44 | Guangdong | 广东 (Guǎngdōng) | Province |
| CN-45 | Guangxi | 广西 (Guǎngxī) | Autonomous region |
| CN-46 | Hainan | 海南 (Hǎinán) | Province |
| CN-50 | Chongqing | 重庆 (Chóngqìng) | Municipality |
| CN-51 | Sichuan | 四川 (Sìchuān) | Province |
| CN-52 | Guizhou | 贵州 (Guìzhōu) | Province |
| CN-53 | Yunnan | 云南 (Yúnnán) | Province |
| CN-54 | Xizang (Tibet) |
西藏 (Xīzàng) | Autonomous region |
| CN-61 | Shaanxi | 陕西 (Shǎnxī) | Province |
| CN-62 | Gansu | 甘肃 (Gānsù) | Province |
| CN-63 | Qinghai | 青海 (Qīnghǎi) | Province |
| CN-64 | Ningxia | 宁夏 (Níngxià) | Autonomous region |
| CN-65 | Xinjiang | 新疆 (Xīnjiāng) | Autonomous region |
| CN-71 | Taiwan | 台湾 (Táiwān) | Province |
| CN-91 | Hong Kong (en) Xianggang (zh) |
香港 (Xiānggǎng) | Special administrative region |
| CN-92 | Macao (en) Aomen (zh) |
澳门 (Àomén) | Special administrative region |
- Notes
Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1
Besides being included as subdivisions of China in ISO 3166-2, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1
| Code | Subdivision name | Alpha-2 code | ISO 3166-2 codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CN-71 | Taiwan | TW | ISO 3166-2:TW |
| CN-91 |  Hong Kong
|
HK | ISO 3166-2:HK |
| CN-92 |  Macao
|
MO | ISO 3166-2:MO |
In ISO 3166-1, Taiwan is listed under the country name "Taiwan, Province of China".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CN
- Provinces of China, Statoids.com