ISO 3166-2:LA
ISO 3166-2:LA is the entry for
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Laos, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 prefecture and 17 provinces.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is LA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Laos. 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).
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Code | Subdivision name (lo) (LAO CNT 1965) |
Local variant | Subdivision category |
---|---|---|---|
LA-AT | Attapu
|
Attapeu | province |
LA-BK | Bokèo
|
province | |
LA-BL | Bolikhamxai | Borikhamxay | province |
LA-CH | Champasak | Champasack | province |
LA-HO | Houaphan
|
Huaphanh | province |
LA-KH | Khammouan
|
Khammuane | province |
LA-LM | Louang Namtha
|
Luangnamtha | province |
LA-LP | Louangphabang
|
Luangprabang | province |
LA-OU | Oudômxai
|
Oudomxay | province |
LA-PH | Phôngsali
|
Phongsaly | province |
LA-SL | Salavan | Saravane | province |
LA-SV | Savannakhét
|
Savannakhet | province |
LA-VI | Viangchan | Vientiane | province |
LA-VT | Viangchan | Vientiane | prefecture |
LA-XA | Xaignabouli
|
Xayabury | province |
LA-XE | Xékong
|
Sekong | province |
LA-XI | Xiangkhouang
|
Xiengkhuang | province |
LA-XS | Xaisômboun | Xaysomboon | province |
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 | One new province added. One new reference for the list source. One code source cancelled. Information on romanization system updated. Origin of names in brackets given | Subdivisions added: LA-XN Xaisômboun |
Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Error correction: Generic name of one subdivision changed to "special zone" |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: LA
- Provinces of Laos, Statoids.com