ISO 3166-2:AO explained

ISO 3166-2:AO is the entry for Angola 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 Angola, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 18 provinces.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Angola. The second part is three 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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CodeSubdivision name (pt)Local variantSubdivision name (kg)[1] Subdivision name (en)[2]
BengoBengoBengo
BenguelaBengelaBenguela
BiéBiyeBie
CabindaKabindaCabinda
Cuando CubangoKuando KubangoKuando KubangoCuando Cubango
Cuanza-NorteKwanza NorteKuanza NodeNorth Cuanza
Cuanza-SulKwanza SulKuanza SudiSouth Cuanza
CuneneKuneneCunene
HuamboWambuHuambo
HuílaWilaHuila
LuandaLuandaLuanda
Lunda-NorteLunda NodeNorth Lunda
Lunda-SulLunda SudiSouth Lunda
MalangeMalanziMalanje
MoxicoMusikuMoxico
NamibeNamibeNamibe
UígeWiziUige
ZaireNzâdiZaire
Notes

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.

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

Effective date of changeShort description of change (en)
2014-10-29Change spelling of AO-CNO, AO-CUS, and AO-CCU; update List Source
2014-12-18Correct spelling of AO-CNO and AO-CUS
2015-02-12Correct spelling of AO-CCU
2015-11-27Update List Source
2020-11-24Change of spelling of AO-CCU, AO-CNO, AO-CUS, AO-LNO, AO-LSU; Addition of local variation for AO-CCU, AO-CNO, AO-CUS; Update List Source

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Notes and References

  1. For reference only, Kikongo name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  2. For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.