ISO 3166-2:KP
ISO 3166-2:KP is the entry for North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) 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 North Korea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 capital city, 1 special city, and 9 provinces. All of them are province-level subdivisions. The three special administrative regions, i.e., the Kaesong Industrial Region, the Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, and the Sinuiju Special Administrative Region, are not listed.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KP, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of North Korea. The second part is two digits:
- 01: capital city
- 02–10: provinces
- 13: special city
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
- Subdivision name 1 — Romanization system: McCune-Reischauer 1939
- Subdivision name 2 — Romanization system: KPS 11080:2002
Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision name 1 | Subdivision name 2 | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KP-01 | Pyongyang | P’yŏngyang | Phyeongyang | capital city |
| KP-13 | Rason | Nasŏn (Najin-Sŏnbong) | Raseon | special city |
| KP-02 | South Pyongan | P’yŏngan-namdo | Phyeongannamto | province |
| KP-03 | North Pyongan | P’yŏngan-bukto | Phyeonganpukto | province |
| KP-04 | Chagang | Chagang-do | Jakangto | province |
| KP-05 | South Hwanghae | Hwanghae-namdo | Hwanghainamto | province |
| KP-06 | North Hwanghae | Hwanghae-bukto | Hwanghaipukto | province |
| KP-07 | Kangwon | Kangwŏn-do | Kangweonto | province |
| KP-08 | South Hamgyong | Hamgyŏng-namdo | Hamkyeongnamto | province |
| KP-09 | North Hamgyong | Hamgyŏng-bukto | Hamkyeongpukto | province |
| KP-10 | Ryanggang | Yanggang-do | Ryangkangto | 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. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Addition of one special city. Subdivision categories in header re-sorted | Subdivisions added: KP-NAJ Najin Sonbong-si |
| Newsletter I-6 | 2004-03-08 | Spelling correction in header of list source | |
| Newsletter II-1 | 2010-02-03 (corrected 2010-02-19) |
Administrative update, replacement of alphabetical characters with numeric characters in second code element | Subdivisions deleted: KP-KAE Kaesong-si KP-NAM Nampo-si Codes: format changed (see below) |
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) |
|---|---|
| 2014-12-18 | Deletion of the space between "de" and the parenthesis in the short French name lower case. |
| 2010-02-19 | Administrative update, replacement of alphabetical characters with numeric characters in second code element |
Codes changed in Newsletter II-1
| Before | After | Subdivision name |
|---|---|---|
| KP-CHA | KP-04 | Chagang-do |
| KP-HAB | KP-09 | Hamgyongbuk-do |
| KP-HAN | KP-08 | Hamgyongnam-do |
| KP-HWB | KP-06 | Hwanghaebuk-do |
| KP-HWN | KP-05 | Hwanghaenam-do |
| KP-KAN | KP-07 | Kangwon-do |
| KP-PYB | KP-03 | Pyonganbuk-do |
| KP-PYN | KP-02 | Pyongannam-do |
| KP-YAN | KP-10 | Yanggang-do |
| KP-NAJ | KP-13 | Najin Sonbong-si |
| KP-PYO | KP-01 | Pyongyang-si |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: KP
- Provinces of North Korea, Statoids.com
