ISO 3166-2:NP
ISO 3166-2:NP is the entry for
states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Nepal, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 7 provinces.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is NP, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Nepal. The second part is "P" followed by one digit (1–7).
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 (ne) | Subdivision name (ne) [note 1] | Subdivision (en) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Local variant | Name | Local variant | ||
| NP-P3 | Bāgmatī | Pradesh 3 | बागमती | Bagmati | Province 3 |
| NP-P4 | Gaṇḍakī | Pradesh 4 | गण्डकी | Gandaki | Province 4 |
| NP-P6 | Karṇālī | Pradesh 6 | कर्णाली | Karnali | Province 6 |
| NP-P1 | Koshī | Pradesh 1 | कोशी | Koshi | Province 1 |
| NP-P5 | Lumbinī | Pradesh 5 | कोशी | Lumbini | Province 5 |
| NP-P2 | Madhesh | Pradesh 2 | मधेश | Madhesh | Province 2 |
| NP-P7 | Sudūrpashchim | Sudūr Pashchim; Pradesh 7 | सुदूर-पश्चिम | Sudurpashchim | Sudūr Pashchim; Province 7 |
- Notes
- ^ For reference only, Nepali name in Nepali script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-1 | 2010-02-03 (corrected 2010-02-19) |
Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
First level prefix addition, language adjustment, comment addition, deletion of the romanization system and source list update. |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label; Addition of provinces NP-P1, NP-P2, NP-P3, NP-P4, NP-P5, NP-P6, NP-P7; Addition of local variation for NP-P4 and NP-P6; Update List Source; Addition of remark |
| 2019-11-22 | Update Code Source | |
| 2020-11-24 | Change of subdivision name of NP-P3, NP-P7; Addition of local variation of NP-P3, NP-P7; Update List Source | |
| 2021-11-25 | Change of spelling of NP-P5; Modification of remark part 2; Update List Source | |
| 2022-11-29 | Deletion of development regions NP-1, NP-2, NP-3, NP-4, NP-5; Change of subdivision name of NP-P4, NP-P6 in nep; Change of subdivision name of NP-P2, NP-P7 in eng and nep; Change of subdivision name of NP-P3 in eng; Addition of location variation for NP-2 in eng and nep; Modification of local variation for NP-P7 in eng and nep; Deletion of zones NP-BA, NP-BH, NP-DH, NP-GA, NP-JA, NP-KA, NP-KO, NP-LU, NP-MA, NP-ME, NP-NA, NP-RA, NP-SA, NP-SE: Update List Source; Modification of remark part 2 | |
| 2023-11-23 | Change of subdivision name of NP-P1; Update List Source |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: NP
- Regions of Nepal, Statoids.com