ISO 3166-2:KG explained

ISO 3166-2:KG is the entry for Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 2 cities and 7 regions. The cities Bishkek and Osh have special status equal to the regions.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kyrgyzstan. 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).

ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:

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CodeSubdivision name (ky)
(BGN/PCGN 1979)
Subdivision name (ky) [1] Subdivision name (ru) (BGN/PCGN 1947)Subdivision name (ru) (GOST 1983 = UN V/18 1987)Subdivision name (ru)
[2]
Subdivision name (en) [3] Subdiv. cat.
BatkenБаткенBatkenskaya oblast'Batkenskaja oblast'Баткенская областьBatkenregion
Gorod BishkekGorod BiškekГород БишкекBishkekcity
ChüyЧүйChuyskaya
oblast'
Чуйская
область
Chuyregion
Jalal-AbadЖалал-Абад oblast' oblast' областьJalal-Abadregion
NarynНарынNarynskaya
oblast'
Narynskaja oblast'Нарынская областьNarynregion
OshОшOshskaya
oblast'
Ošskaja
oblast'
Ошская
область
Oshregion
Osh ShaaryОш шаарыGorod OshGorod OšГород ОшOsh Citycity
TalasТаласTalasskaya
oblast'
Talasskaja oblast'Таласская областьTalasregion
Ysyk-KölЫсык-КөлIssyk-Kul'skaya oblast'Issyk-Kul'skaja oblast'Иссык-Кульская областьIssyk-Kulregion
Notes
  1. For reference only, Kyrgyz name in Cyrillic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  2. For reference only, Russian name in Cyrillic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
  3. For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

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
Addition of one region and one city. One spelling correctionstyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Bishkek
Batken
Online Browsing Platform (OBP)2020-11-24Correction of subdivision category in kir replacing oblast with oblus; Correction of subdivision names KG-GB, KG-GO in kir; Update List Source

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