ISO 3166-2:CV
ISO 3166-2:CV is the entry for Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
- 2 geographical regions (i.e., the Barlavento Islands and the Sotavento Islands)
- 22 municipalities
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CV, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Cabo Verde. The second part is either of the following:
- one letter: geographical regions
- two letters: municipalities
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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Geographical regions
| Code | Subdivision name (pt) |
|---|---|
| CV-B | Ilhas de Barlavento |
| CV-S | Ilhas de Sotavento |
Municipalities
| Code | Subdivision name (pt) | In geographical region |
|---|---|---|
| CV-BV | Boa Vista | B |
| CV-BR | Brava | S |
| CV-MA | Maio | S |
| CV-MO | Mosteiros | S |
| CV-PA | Paul | B |
| CV-PN | Porto Novo | B |
| CV-PR | Praia | S |
| CV-RB | Ribeira Brava | B |
| CV-RG | Ribeira Grande | B |
| CV-RS | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | S |
| CV-SL | Sal | B |
| CV-CA | Santa Catarina | S |
| CV-CF | Santa Catarina do Fogo | S |
| CV-CR | Santa Cruz | S |
| CV-SD | São Domingos | S |
| CV-SF | São Filipe | S |
| CV-SO | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | S |
| CV-SM | São Miguel | S |
| CV-SS | São Salvador do Mundo | S |
| CV-SV | São Vicente | B |
| CV-TA | Tarrafal | S |
| CV-TS | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | B |
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 | Subdivision layout partially revised: Three new municipalities. New reference for list source | Subdivisions added: CV-CS Calheta de São Miguel CV-MO Mosteiros CV-SF São Filipe |
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: CV-RB Ribeira Brava CV-RS Ribeira Grande de Santiago CV-CF Santa Catarina do Fogo CV-SL São Lourenço dos Órgãos CV-SS São Salvador do Mundo CV-TS Tarrafal de São Nicolau Subdivisions deleted: CV-SN São Nicolau Codes: CV-CS Calheta de São Miguel → CV-SM São Miguel |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Correction of NL II-2 for toponyms and typographical errors and source list update. | Codes: São Lourenço dos Órgãos CV-SL → CV-SO |
See also
- Subdivisions of Cape Verde
- FIPS region codes of Cape Verde
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CV
- Counties of Cape Verde, Statoids.com
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