ISO 3166-2:KR
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ISO 3166-2:KR is the entry 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 of South Korea (whose ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is KR).
Currently 1 capital metropolitan city, 6 metropolitan cities, and 9 provinces are assigned codes. Each code starts with KR-, followed by two digits.
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[edit] Current codes
Codes and subdivision names are listed as in the official standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Columns can be sorted by clicking on their respective buttons.
| Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|
| KR-11 | Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukpyolshi] | capital metropolitan city |
| KR-26 | Busan Gwang'yeogsi [Pusan-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-27 | Daegu Gwang'yeogsi [Taegu-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-30 | Daejeon Gwang'yeogsi [Taejon-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-29 | Gwangju Gwang'yeogsi [Kwangju-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-28 | Incheon Gwang'yeogsi [Inch'on-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-31 | Ulsan Gwang'yeogsi [Ulsan-Kwangyokshi] | metropolitan city |
| KR-43 | Chungcheongbugdo [Ch'ungch'ongbuk-do] | province |
| KR-44 | Chungcheongnamdo [Ch'ungch'ongnam-do] | province |
| KR-42 | Gang'weondo [Kang-won-do] | province |
| KR-41 | Gyeonggido [Kyonggi-do] | province |
| KR-47 | Gyeongsangbugdo [Kyongsangbuk-do] | province |
| KR-48 | Gyeongsangnamdo [Kyongsangnam-do] | province |
| KR-49 | Jejudo [Cheju-do] | province |
| KR-45 | Jeonrabugdo [Chollabuk-do] | province |
| KR-46 | Jeonranamdo [Chollanam-do] | province |
[edit] Changes
The following changes to ISO 3166-2:KR have been made and announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
| Newsletter | Publication date | Description of change in newsletter |
|---|---|---|
| I-1 | 2000-06-21 | Correction of 1 spelling mistake. Update of the source information |
[edit] Newsletter I-1
- Minor update
[edit] See also
- Subdivisions of South Korea
- FIPS region codes of South Korea, which also use numeric codes but differ significantly from ISO 3166-2
[edit] External links
- Provinces of South Korea, Statoids.com
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