ISO 3166-2:SD
ISO 3166-2:SD is the entry for Sudan 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 Sudan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 states.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is SD, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Sudan. 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).
ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Subdivision name (ar) [note 1] | Subdivision name (en) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-RS | Al Baḩr al Aḩmar | البحر الأحمر | Red Sea |
| SD-GZ | Al Jazīrah | الجزيرة | Gezira |
| SD-KH | Al Kharţūm | الجزيرة | Khartoum |
| SD-GD | Al Qaḑārif | القضارف | Gedaref |
| SD-NW | An Nīl al Abyaḑ | النيل الأبيض | White Nile |
| SD-NB | An Nīl al Azraq | النيل الأزرق | Blue Nile |
| SD-NO | Ash Shamālīyah | الشمالية | Northern |
| SD-DW | Gharb Dārfūr | غرب دارفور | West Darfur |
| SD-GK | Gharb Kurdufān | غرب كردفان | West Kordofan |
| SD-DS | Janūb Dārfūr | جنوب دارفور | South Darfur |
| SD-KS | Janūb Kurdufān | جنوب كردفان | South Kordofan |
| SD-KA | Kassalā | كسلا | Kassala |
| SD-NR | Nahr an Nīl | نهر النيل | River Nile |
| SD-DN | Shamāl Dārfūr | شمال دارفور | North Darfur |
| SD-KN | Shamāl Kurdufān | شمال كردفان | North Kordofan |
| SD-DE | Sharq Dārfūr | شرق دارفور | East Darfur |
| SD-SI | Sinnār | سنار | Sennar |
| SD-DC | Wasaţ Dārfūr (local variant: Zālinjay) |
وسط دارفور | Central Darfur (local variant: Zalingei) |
- Notes
- ↑ For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
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-9 | 2007-11-28 | Modification of administrative structure | Subdivisions deleted: SD-10 Gharb Kurdufān |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Administrative adjustment and update | Subdivision layout: 25 states (see below) → 17 states Subdivisions deleted: 10 states (SD-14 – SD-23) seceded to create South Sudan (SS) Subdivisions added: SD-DE Sharq Dārfūr SD-DC Zalingei |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2015-11-27 | Additions of state SD-GK; change spelling of SD-NR, SD-NO, SD-DN, SD-KN, SD-DC; update List Source | Subdivision added: SD-GK Gharb Kurdufān (ar), West Kordofan (en) Spelling changes: SD-DC Zalingei → Wasaţ Dārfūr Zālinjay SD-DN ? → Shamāl Dārfūr SD-KN Shamāl Kurdufān → Shiamāl Kurdufān SD-NO ? → Ash Shamālīyah SD-NR An Nīl → Nahr an Nīl |
| 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label | ||
| 2020-11-24 | Typographical correction of subdivision name of SD-KN, SD-DC; Addition of local variation of SD-DC | Spelling changes: SD-DC Wasaţ Dārfūr Zālinjay → Wasaţ Dārfūr SD-KN Shiamāl Kurdufān → Shamāl Kurdufān |
Codes before Newsletter II-3
| Former code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| SD-23 | Aalī an Nīl Āٰālī an Nīl
|
| SD-26 | Al Baḩr al Aḩmar |
| SD-18 | Al Buḩayrāt |
| SD-07 | Al Jazīrah |
| SD-03 | Al Kharţūm |
| SD-06 | Al Qaḑārif |
| SD-22 | Al Waḩdah |
| SD-04 | An Nīl |
| SD-08 | An Nīl al Abyaḑ |
| SD-24 | An Nīl al Azraq |
| SD-01 | Ash Shamālīyah |
| SD-17 | Baḩr al Jabal |
| SD-16 | Gharb al Istiwā'īyah |
| SD-14 | Gharb Baḩr al Ghazāl |
| SD-12 | Gharb Dārfūr |
| SD-11 | Janūb Dārfūr |
| SD-13 | Janūb Kurdufān |
| SD-20 | Jūnqalī |
| SD-05 | Kassalā |
| SD-15 | Shamāl Baḩr al Ghazāl |
| SD-02 | Shamāl Dārfūr |
| SD-09 | Shamāl Kurdufān |
| SD-19 | Sharq al Istiwā'īyah |
| SD-25 | Sinnār |
| SD-21 | Wārāb |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: SD
- States of Sudan, Statoids.com
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