ISO 3166-2:CO
ISO 3166-2:CO is the entry for Colombia 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, states or departments) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Colombia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 capital district and 32 departments. The capital district of Bogotá has special status equal to the departments.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CO, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Colombia. The second part is either of the following:
- two letters: capital district
- three letters: departments
Current codes
[edit]Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Subdivision names are sorted in traditional Spanish alphabetical order: a-c, ch, d-l, ll, m-n, ñ, o-z.
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| Code | Subdivision name (es) | Local variant | Subdivision name (en)[1] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-AMA |  Amazonas
|
Amazonia | department | |
| CO-ANT |  Antioquia
|
Antioquia | department | |
| CO-ARA |  Arauca
|
Arauca | department | |
| CO-ATL |  Atlántico
|
Atlantico | department | |
| CO-BOL |  Bolívar
|
Bolivar | department | |
| CO-BOY |  Boyacá
|
Boyaca | department | |
| CO-CAL |  Caldas
|
Caldas | department | |
| CO-CAQ |  Caquetá
|
Caqueta | department | |
| CO-CAS |  Casanare
|
Casanare | department | |
| CO-CAU |  Cauca
|
Cauca | department | |
| CO-CES |  Cesar
|
Cesar | department | |
| CO-COR |  Córdoba
|
Cordoba | department | |
| CO-CUN |  Cundinamarca
|
Cundinamarca | department | |
| CO-CHO |  Chocó
|
Choco | department | |
| CO-DC |  Distrito Capital de Bogotá
|
Distrito Capital | Bogota | capital district |
| CO-GUA |  Guainía
|
Guainia | department | |
| CO-GUV |  Guaviare
|
Guaviare | department | |
| CO-HUI |  Huila
|
Huila | department | |
| CO-LAG |  La Guajira
|
La Guajira | department | |
| CO-MAG |  Magdalena
|
Magdalena | department | |
| CO-MET |  Meta
|
Meta | department | |
| CO-NAR |  Nariño
|
Narino | department | |
| CO-NSA |  Norte de Santander
|
North Santander | department | |
| CO-PUT |  Putumayo
|
Putumayo | department | |
| CO-QUI |  Quindío
|
Quindio | department | |
| CO-RIS |  Risaralda
|
Risaralda | department | |
| CO-SAP |  San Andrés,
Providencia y Santa Catalina
|
San Andrés | San Andres | department |
| CO-SAN |  Santander
|
Santander | department | |
| CO-SUC |  Sucre
|
Sucre | department | |
| CO-TOL |  Tolima
|
Tolima | department | |
| CO-VAC |  Valle del Cauca
|
Valle | Cauca Valley | department |
| CO-VAU |  Vaupés
|
Vaupes | department | |
| CO-VID |  Vichada
|
Vichada | department |
Notes
[edit]- ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Changes
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Change of name of CO-DC |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2016-11-15 | Addition of local variation of CO-DC, CO-SAP, CO-VAC; update list source |
See also
[edit]- Subdivisions of Colombia
- FIPS region codes of Colombia
- Neighbouring countries: BR, EC, PA, PE, VE
External links
[edit]- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CO
- Departments of Colombia, Statoids.com