ISO 3166-2:BG 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 Bulgaria (whose ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BG).
Currently 28 regions are assigned codes. Each code starts with BG-, followed by two digits (01–28, in Bulgarian alphabetical order).
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Current codes
Codes and subdivision names are listed as in the official standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
| Code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| BG-01 | Blagoevgrad |
| BG-02 | Burgas |
| BG-08 | Dobrich |
| BG-07 | Gabrovo |
| BG-26 | Haskovo |
| BG-09 | Kardzhali |
| BG-10 | Kyustendil |
| BG-11 | Lovech |
| BG-12 | Montana |
| BG-13 | Pazardzhik |
| BG-14 | Pernik |
| BG-15 | Pleven |
| BG-16 | Plovdiv |
| BG-17 | Razgrad |
| BG-18 | Ruse |
| BG-27 | Shumen |
| BG-19 | Silistra |
| BG-20 | Sliven |
| BG-21 | Smolyan |
| BG-23 | Sofia |
| BG-22 | Sofia-Grad |
| BG-24 | Stara Zagora |
| BG-25 | Targovishte |
| BG-03 | Varna |
| BG-04 | Veliko Tarnovo |
| BG-05 | Vidin |
| BG-06 | Vratsa |
| BG-28 | Yambol |
Changes
The following changes to the entry 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 | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-2 | 2002-05-21 | New subdivision layout: Nine regions with former names (two remaining with former code). Ten regions with new names. New references for list source, code source and romanization system | Subdivision layout: 9 regions (see below) → 28 regions |
| I-9 | 2007-11-28 | Application of the romanization system 26 October 2006 | Subdivision names: Dobrič → Dobrich Kǎrdžali → Kardzhali Kjustendil → Kyustendil Loveč → Lovech Pazardžik → Pazardzhik Šumen → Shumen Smoljan → Smolyan Sofija → Sofia Sofija-Grad → Sofia-Grad Tǎrgovište → Targovishte Veliko Tǎrnovo → Veliko Tarnovo Vraca → Vratsa Jambol → Yambol |
- Changes in Newsletter I-2
Previously 9 regions were assigned codes:
| Code | Subdivision name |
|---|---|
| BG-02 | Burgas |
| BG-09 | Haskovo |
| BG-04 | Loveč |
| BG-05 | Montana |
| BG-06 | Plovdiv |
| BG-07 | Ruse |
| BG-08 | Sofija |
| BG-01 | Sofija-Grad |
| BG-03 | Varna |
See also
- Subdivisions of Bulgaria
- FIPS region codes of Bulgaria (standard withdrawn in 2008)
- NUTS codes of Bulgaria
External links
- Regions of Bulgaria, Statoids.com
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