ISO 3166-2:BW
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates ISO 3166-2:BW is the entry for Botswana 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 Botswana, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for ten districts, four towns and two cities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is Template:Mono, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Botswana. 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).
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| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Mono | Central | district |
| Template:Mono | Chobe | district |
| Template:Mono | Francistown | city |
| Template:Mono | Gaborone | city |
| Template:Mono | Ghanzi | district |
| Template:Mono | Jwaneng | town |
| Template:Mono | Kgalagadi | district |
| Template:Mono | Kgatleng | district |
| Template:Mono | Kweneng | district |
| Template:Mono | Lobatse | town |
| Template:Mono | North East | district |
| Template:Mono | North West | district |
| Template:Mono | Selibe Phikwe | town |
| Template:Mono | South East | district |
| Template:Mono | Southern | district |
| Template:Mono | Sowa Town | town |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nowrap | Template:Nowrap | Deletion of Chobe district which is incorporated into (new) BW-NW. Change of code element of North-West District to BW-NW. Deletion of alternative names. Update of list source | Subdivisions deleted: Template:Mono Chobe Codes: Template:Mono Ngamiland → Template:Mono North-West |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2014-10-29 | Add 1 district BW-CH, 2 cities BW-FR and BW-GA, 4 towns BW-JW, BW-LO, BW-SP, BW-ST; remove hyphens from BW-NE, BW-NW, and BW-SE; update List Source | Subdivisions added: Template:Mono Chobe Template:Mono Francistown Template:Mono Gaborone Template:Mono Jwaneng Template:Mono Lobatse Template:Mono Selibe Phikwe Template:Mono Sowa Town Spelling changes: Template:Mono North-East → North East Template:Mono North-West → North West Template:Mono South-East → South East |
See also
- Subdivisions of Botswana
- FIPS region codes of Botswana
- Neighbouring countries: NA, ZA, ZM, ZW
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: BW
- Districts of Botswana, Statoids.com