ISO 3166-2:BW 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 Botswana (whose ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BW).
Currently 9 districts are assigned codes. Each code starts with BW-, followed by two letters.
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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 |
|---|---|
| BW-CE | Central |
| BW-GH | Ghanzi |
| BW-KG | Kgalagadi |
| BW-KL | Kgatleng |
| BW-KW | Kweneng |
| BW-NE | North-East |
| BW-NW | North-West |
| BW-SE | South-East |
| BW-SO | Southern |
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 |
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| I-5 | 2003-09-05 | Deletion of Chobe district which is incorporated into (new) BW-NW. Change of code element of North-West District to BW-NW. Deletion of alternative names. Update of list source | Subdivision deleted: BW-CH Chobe Code and subdivision name: BW-NG Ngamiland [North-West] → BW-NW North-West Subdivision names: Central Southern |
See also
- Subdivisions of Botswana
- FIPS region codes of Botswana (standard withdrawn in 2008)
External links
- Districts of Botswana, Statoids.com
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