ISO 3166-2:CN

ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for China 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 China, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following province-level subdivisions:

The full name of China in ISO 3166 is the People's Republic of China[1] (PRC). Yet China is de facto divided into the PRC and the Republic of China (Taiwan) with limited recognition. Taiwan, which consists of the namesake island and the Penghu Islands, is included as a province of China because[2] of its political status within the United Nations, as even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China ("China"), the United Nations considers Taiwan as part of "China". In addition, Kinmen and the Matsu Islands in the fractured Fuchien (Fujian) Province are also governed by the ROC.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is CN, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of China. The second part is a two-letter alphabetic code specified by Guobiao GB/T 2260 (first published 1991, prior to ISO 3166-2, first published 1998).

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 (zh) [note 1]
(National 1958 =
ISO 7098:2015 =
UN III/8 1977) 		Subdivision
name (zh) [note 2] 		Subdivision name (zh) [note 3] Subdivision name (en) [note 4] Subdivision category
CN-AH Anhui Sheng Ānhuī Shěng 安徽省 Anhui province
CN-BJ Beijing Shi Běijīng Shì 北京市 Beijing municipality
CN-CQ Chongqing Shi Chóngqìng Shì 重庆市 Chongqing municipality
CN-FJ Fujian Sheng Fújiàn Shěng 福建省 Fujian province
CN-GS Gansu Sheng Gānsù Shěng 甘肃省 Gansu province
CN-GD Guangdong Sheng Guǎngdōng Shěng 广东省 Guangdong province
CN-GX Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū 广西壮族自治区 Guangxi autonomous region
CN-GZ Guizhou Sheng Guìzhōu Shěng 贵州省 Guizhou province
CN-HI Hainan Sheng Hǎinán Shěng 海南省 Hainan province
CN-HE Hebei Sheng Héběi Shěng 河北省 Hebei province
CN-HL Heilongjiang Sheng Hēilóngjiāng Shěng 黑龙江省 Heilongjiang province
CN-HA Henan Sheng Hénán Shěng 河南省 Henan province
CN-HK Hong Kong SAR (en)
Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu 		Xiānggǎng Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū 香港特别行政区 Hong Kong special administrative region
CN-HB Hubei Sheng Húběi Shěng 湖北省 Hubei province
CN-HN Hunan Sheng Húnán Shěng 湖南省 Hunan province
CN-JS Jiangsu Sheng Jiāngsū Shěng 江苏省 Jiangsu province
CN-JX Jiangxi Sheng Jiāngxī Shěng 江西省 Jiangxi province
CN-JL Jilin Sheng Jílín Shěng 吉林省 Jilin province
CN-LN Liaoning Sheng Liáoníng Shěng 辽宁省 Liaoning province
CN-MO Macao SAR (en)
Macau SAR (pt)
Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu 		Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū 澳门特别行政区 Macao special administrative region
CN-NM Nei Mongol Zizhiqu Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū 内蒙古自治区 Inner Mongolia autonomous region
CN-NX Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū 宁夏回族自治区 Ningxia autonomous region
CN-QH Qinghai Sheng Qīnghǎi Shěng 青海省 Qinghai province
CN-SN Shaanxi Sheng Shǎnxī Shěng 陕西省 Shaanxi province
CN-SD Shandong Sheng Shāndōng Shěng 山东省 Shandong province
CN-SH Shanghai Shi Shànghǎi Shì 上海市 Shanghai municipality
CN-SX Shanxi Sheng Shānxī Shěng 山西省 Shanxi province
CN-SC Sichuan Sheng Sìchuān Shěng 四川省 Sichuan province
CN-TW Taiwan Sheng Táiwān Shěng 台湾省 Taiwan province
CN-TJ Tianjin Shi Tiānjīn Shì 天津市 Tianjin municipality
CN-XJ Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū 新疆维吾尔自治区 Xinjiang autonomous region
CN-XZ Xizang Zizhiqu Xīzàng Zìzhìqū 西藏自治区 Tibet autonomous region
CN-YN Yunnan Sheng Yúnnán Shěng 云南省 Yunnan province
CN-ZJ Zhejiang Sheng Zhèjiāng Shěng 浙江省 Zhejiang province
Notes
  1. ^ Name is in Pinyin Chinese (zh) except where noted.
  2. ^ For reference only, Chinese name in Pinyin Chinese with diacritics not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  3. ^ For reference only, Chinese name in Chinese characters not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  4. ^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1

Besides being included as subdivisions of China in ISO 3166-2, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.

Code Entity Subdivision name
(claimed by China) 		ISO 3166-1 name ISO 3166-2 code
CN-HK  Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR (en)
Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) 		Hong Kong ISO 3166-2:HK
CN-MO  Macau Macao SAR (en)
Macau SAR (pt)
Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) 		Macao ISO 3166-2:MO
CN-TW  Republic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan Sheng (zh) Taiwan, Province of China ISO 3166-2:TW

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 Addition of one new entity. Precise specification and correction of Pinyin names. List source updated Subdivisions added:
CN-92 Macau
Newsletter I-6 2004-03-08 Deletion of one name form in CN-15

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) Code/Subdivision change
2017-11-23 Change of subdivision codes
change of subdivision name of CN-NM, CN-GX, CN-XZ, CN-NX, CN-XJ, CN-BJ, CN-TJ, CN-SH, CN-CQ, CN-HE, CN-SX, CN-LN, CN-JL, CN-HL CN-JS, CN-ZJ, CN-AH, CN-FJ, CN-JX, CN-SD, CN-HA, CN-HB, CN-HN, CN-GD, CN-HI, CN-SC, CN-GZ, CN-YN, CN-SN, CN-GS, CN-QH, CN-TW, CN-HK, CN-MO
addition of remark in parentheses to subdivision name for CN-HK, CN-MO in English
addition of region CN-MO in Portuguese
update code source
update list source 		Change of subdivision code:
CN-11 → CN-BJ
CN-12 → CN-TJ
CN-13 → CN-HE
CN-14 → CN-SX
CN-15 → CN-NM
CN-21 → CN-LN
CN-22 → CN-JL
CN-23 → CN-HL
CN-31 → CN-SH
CN-32 → CN-JS
CN-33 → CN-ZJ
CN-34 → CN-AH
CN-35 → CN-FJ
CN-36 → CN-JX
CN-37 → CN-SD
CN-41 → CN-HA
CN-42 → CN-HB
CN-43 → CN-HN
CN-44 → CN-GD
CN-45 → CN-GX
CN-46 → CN-HI
CN-50 → CN-CQ
CN-51 → CN-SC
CN-52 → CN-GZ
CN-53 → CN-YN
CN-54 → CN-XZ
CN-61 → CN-SN
CN-62 → CN-GS
CN-63 → CN-QH
CN-64 → CN-NX
CN-65 → CN-XJ
CN-71 → CN-TW
CN-91 → CN-HK
CN-92 → CN-MO
2018-11-26 Correction of the romanization system label
2019-11-22 Change language from mon to zho for CN-NM
2021-11-25 Change of spelling of CN-NX; Update List Source

See also

References

  1. ^ "ISO 3166 information for CN". International Organization for Standardization. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. ^ "ISO 3166 – FAQs – Specific". ISO. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16.