ISO 3166-2:RO
ISO 3166-2:RO is the entry for
Currently for Romania, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 41 departments and 1 municipality. The municipality Bucharest is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the departments.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is RO, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Romania. The second part is either of the following:
- one letter: municipality
- two letters: departments
The letters are currently used in vehicle registration plates.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Subdivision names are sorted in Romanian alphabetical order: a, ă, â, b-i, î, j-s, ș, t, ț, u-z.
Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name (ro) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| RO-AB | Alba | department |
| RO-AR | Arad | department |
| RO-AG | Argeș | department |
| RO-BC | Bacău | department |
| RO-BH | Bihor | department |
| RO-BN | Bistrița-Năsăud | department |
| RO-BT | Botoșani | department |
| RO-BV | Brașov | department |
| RO-BR | Brăila | department |
| RO-B | București
|
municipality |
| RO-BZ | Buzău | department |
| RO-CS | Caraș-Severin | department |
| RO-CL | Călărași | department |
| RO-CJ | Cluj | department |
| RO-CT | Constanța | department |
| RO-CV | Covasna | department |
| RO-DB | Dâmbovița | department |
| RO-DJ | Dolj | department |
| RO-GL | Galați | department |
| RO-GR | Giurgiu | department |
| RO-GJ | Gorj | department |
| RO-HR | Harghita | department |
| RO-HD | Hunedoara | department |
| RO-IL | Ialomița | department |
| RO-IS | Iași | department |
| RO-IF | Ilfov | department |
| RO-MM | Maramureș | department |
| RO-MH | Mehedinți | department |
| RO-MS | Mureș | department |
| RO-NT | Neamț | department |
| RO-OT | Olt | department |
| RO-PH | Prahova | department |
| RO-SM | Satu Mare | department |
| RO-SJ | Sălaj | department |
| RO-SB | Sibiu | department |
| RO-SV | Suceava | department |
| RO-TR | Teleorman | department |
| RO-TM | Timiș | department |
| RO-TL | Tulcea | department |
| RO-VS | Vaslui | department |
| RO-VL | Vâlcea | department |
| RO-VN | Vrancea | department |
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-1 | 2000-06-21 | Correction of spelling mistake of subdivision category in header | |
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Addition of one department. Subdivision categories in header re-sorted | Subdivisions added: RO-IF Ilfov |
See also
- Subdivisions of Romania
- FIPS region codes of Romania
- NUTS codes of Romania
- Neighbouring countries: BG, HU, MD, RS, UA
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: RO
- Counties of Romania, Statoids.com