ISO 3166-2:BG
Template:Short description ISO 3166-2:BG is the entry for Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 28 districts.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is Template:Mono, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Bulgaria. The second part is two digits (01–28). The codes are assigned in Bulgarian alphabetical order.
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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Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap | New subdivision layout: Nine regions with former names (two remaining with former code). Ten regions with new names. New references for list source, code source and romanization system | Subdivision layout: 9 regions (see below) → 28 regions |
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap | Application of the romanization system 26 October 2006 | |
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap (corrected Template:Nowrap) |
Local country name romanization system adjustment and source list update. | |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2013-02-06 | Alignment with ISO 3166-2 of the local short name Alignment with ISO 3166-2 of the local short name | |
| 2015-11-27 | Addition of romanization system | ||
| 2018-04-20 | Change of subdivision category from region to district in eng and fra; update List Source | ||
| 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label |
Codes before Newsletter I-2
| Former code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| Template:Mono | Burgas |
| Template:Mono | Haskovo |
| Template:Mono | Loveč |
| Template:Mono | Montana |
| Template:Mono | Plovdiv |
| Template:Mono | Ruse |
| Template:Mono | Sofija |
| Template:Mono | Sofija-Grad |
| Template:Mono | Varna |
See also
- Subdivisions of Bulgaria
- FIPS region codes of Bulgaria
- NUTS codes of Bulgaria
- Neighbouring countries: GR, MK, RO, RS, TR
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: BG
- Regions of Bulgaria, Statoids.com