ISO 3166-2:ET
ISO 3166-2:ET is the entry for Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 2 administrations and 11 regional states.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is ET, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Ethiopia. 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:
- (am): Amharic
- (en): English
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| Code | Subdivision name (am) (BGN/PCGN 1967) |
Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ET-AA | Adīs Ābeba Ādīs Ābeba
|
Addis Ababa | administration |
| ET-AF | Afar Āfar
|
Afar | regional state |
| ET-AM | Amara Āmara
|
Amara | regional state |
| ET-BE | Bīnshangul Gumuz | Benshangul-Gumaz | regional state |
| ET-DD | Dirē Dawa | Dire Dawa | administration |
| ET-GA | Gambēla Hizboch | Gambela Peoples | regional state |
| ET-HA | Hārerī Hizb | Harari People | regional state |
| ET-OR | Oromīya | Oromia | regional state |
| ET-SI | Sīdama | Sidama | regional state |
| ET-SO | Sumalē | Somali | regional state |
| ET-TI | Tigray | Tigrai | regional state |
| ET-SN | YeDebub Bihēroch Bihēreseboch na Hizboch | Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples | regional state |
| ET-SW | YeDebub M‘irab Ītyop’iya Hizboch | Southwest Ethiopia Peoples | regional state |
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-4 | 2002-12-10 | Change of generic name of one subdivision category to administration. Addition of an administration. Update of list sources | Subdivisions added: ET-DD Dire Dawa |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2014-11-03 | Update List Source | |
| 2015-11-27 | Deletion of the romanization system for subdivisions in eng; update List Source | ||
| 2019-04-09 | Change of eng subdivision category from state to regional state; Update List Source | Category change: state → regional state | |
| 2021-11-25 | Addition of regional state ET-SI; Update List Source | Subdivisions added: ET-SI Sidama | |
| 2022-11-29 | Addition of regional state ET-SW; Update List Source | Subdivisions added: ET-SW Southwest Ethiopia Peoples |
See also
- Subdivisions of Ethiopia
- FIPS region codes of Ethiopia
- Neighbouring countries: DJ, ER, KE, SD, SO, SS
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: ET
- States of Ethiopia, Statoids.com
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