ISO 3166-2:CV explained

ISO 3166-2:CV is the entry for Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Cabo Verde. The second part is either of the following:

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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Geographical regions

CodeSubdivision name (pt)
Ilhas de Barlavento
Ilhas de Sotavento

Municipalities

CodeSubdivision name (pt)In geographical region
Boa Vista
Brava
Maio
Mosteiros
Paul
Porto Novo
Praia
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Grande
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Sal
Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina do Fogo
Santa Cruz
São Domingos
São Filipe
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
São Miguel
São Salvador do Mundo
São Vicente
Tarrafal
Tarrafal de São Nicolau

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:

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Subdivision layout partially revised: Three new municipalities. New reference for list sourcestyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Calheta de São Miguel
Mosteiros
São Filipe
Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, update of the administrative structure and of the list sourcestyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Ribeira Brava
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Santa Catarina do Fogo
São Lourenço dos Órgãos
São Salvador do Mundo
Tarrafal de São Nicolau
Subdivisions deleted:
São Nicolau
Codes:
Calheta de São Miguel → São Miguel

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Correction of NL II-2 for toponyms and typographical errors and source list update.style=white-space:nowrap Codes:
São Lourenço dos Órgãos

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