ISO 3166-2:AO
ISO 3166-2:AO is the entry for Angola 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 Angola, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 provinces.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is AO, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Angola. The second part is three 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 (pt) | Local variant |
|---|---|---|
| AO-BGO | Bengo | |
| AO-BGU | Benguela | |
| AO-BIE | Bié | |
| AO-CAB | Cabinda | |
| AO-CNN | Cunene | |
| AO-HUA | Huambo | |
| AO-HUI | Huíla | |
| AO-CCU | Cuando Cubango | Kuando Kubango |
| AO-CNO | Cuanza-Norte | Kwanza Norte |
| AO-CUS | Cuanza-Sul | Kwanza Sul |
| AO-LUA | Luanda | |
| AO-LNO | Lunda-Norte | |
| AO-LSU | Lunda-Sul | |
| AO-MAL | Malange | |
| AO-MOX | Moxico | |
| AO-NAM | Namibe | |
| AO-UIG | Uíge | |
| AO-ZAI | Zaire |
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. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | Spelling correction in AO-ZAI |
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) |
|---|---|
| 2014-10-29 | Change spelling of AO-CNO, AO-CUS, and AO-CCU; update List Source |
| 2014-12-18 | Correct spelling of AO-CNO and AO-CUS |
| 2015-02-12 | Correct spelling of AO-CCU |
| 2015-11-27 | Update List Source |
| 2020-11-24 | Change of spelling of AO-CCU, AO-CNO, AO-CUS, AO-LNO, AO-LSU; Addition of local variation for AO-CCU, AO-CNO, AO-CUS; Update List Source |
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: AO
- Provinces of Angola, Statoids.com