ISO 3166-2:EC explained

ISO 3166-2:EC is the entry for Ecuador 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 Ecuador, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 24 provinces.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Ecuador. The second part is one or two letters, currently used in vehicle registration plates, with a few exceptions.

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 (es)Subdivision name (en)[1]
Azuay
Bolivar
Canar
Carchi
Chimborazo
Cotopaxi
The Gold
Esmeraldas
Galapagos
Guayas
Imbabura
Loja
The Rivers
Manabi
Morona Santiago
Napo
Orellana
Pastaza
Pichincha
Saint Helen
Saint Dominic
Sucumbios
Tungurahua
Zamora Chinchipe

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:

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Addition of one provincestyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Orellana
Update of the administrative structure and of the list sourcestyle=white-space:nowrap Subdivisions added:
Santa Elena
Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

See also

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Notes and References

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