ISO 3166-2:BH
ISO 3166-2:BH is the entry for
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Bahrain, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for
Al Wusţá
before its abolition in 2014).
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 ( ar )(BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Local variant | Subdivision name ( ar)
[note 1] |
Subdivision name (en) [note 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH-13 | Al ‘Āşimah | Al Manāmah | محافظة العاصمة | Capital Governorate |
| BH-14 | Al Janūbīyah
|
المحافظة الجنوبية | Southern Governorate | |
| BH-15 | Al Muḩarraq
|
محافظة المحرق | Muharraq Governorate | |
| BH-17 | Ash Shamālīyah
|
المحافظة الشمالية | Northern Governorate |
Notes
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 | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-8 | 2007-04-17 | Modification of the administrative structure | Subdivision layout: 12 regions (see below) → 5 governorates |
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) |
|---|---|
| 2015-11-27 | Change of subdivision name for BH-13; deletion of a governorate BH-16; update List Source |
Codes before Newsletter I-8
| Former code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| BH-01 | Al Ḩadd
|
| BH-03 | Al Manāmah
|
| BH-10 | Al Minţaqah al Gharbīyah
|
| BH-07 | Al Minţaqah al Wusţá
|
| BH-05 | Al Minţaqah ash Shamālīyah
|
| BH-02 | Al Muḩarraq
|
| BH-09 | Ar Rifāٰ
|
| BH-04 | Jidd Ḩafş
|
| BH-12 | Madīnat Ḩamad
|
| BH-08 | Madīnat ٰĪsá
|
| BH-11 | Minţaqat Juzur Ḩawār
|
| BH-06 | Sitrah
|
See also
- Subdivisions of Bahrain
- FIPS region codes of Bahrain
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: BH
- Governorates of Bahrain, Statoids.com