ISO 3166-2:CV is: the: entry for Cabo Verde 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/states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Cabo Verde, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
- 2 geographical regions (i.e., the Barlavento Islands and the Sotavento Islands)
- 22 municipalities
Each code consists of two parts, "separated by a hyphen." The first part is CV, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Cabo Verde. The second part is either of the following:
- one letter: geographical regions
- two letters: municipalities
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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Geographical regions※
| Code | Subdivision name (pt) |
|---|---|
| CV-B | Ilhas de Barlavento |
| CV-S | Ilhas de Sotavento |
Municipalities※
| Code | Subdivision name (pt) | In geographical region |
|---|---|---|
| CV-BV | Boa Vista | B |
| CV-BR | Brava | S |
| CV-MA | Maio | S |
| CV-MO | Mosteiros | S |
| CV-PA | Paul | B |
| CV-PN | Porto Novo | B |
| CV-PR | Praia | S |
| CV-RB | Ribeira Brava | B |
| CV-RG | Ribeira Grande | B |
| CV-RS | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | S |
| CV-SL | Sal | B |
| CV-CA | Santa Catarina | S |
| CV-CF | Santa Catarina do Fogo | S |
| CV-CR | Santa Cruz | S |
| CV-SD | São Domingos | S |
| CV-SF | São Filipe | S |
| CV-SO | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | S |
| CV-SM | São Miguel | S |
| CV-SS | São Salvador do Mundo | S |
| CV-SV | São Vicente | B |
| CV-TA | Tarrafal | S |
| CV-TS | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | B |
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:
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | Subdivision layout partially revised: Three new municipalities. New reference for list source | Subdivisions added: CV-CS Calheta de São Miguel CV-MO Mosteiros CV-SF São Filipe |
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Addition of the "country code prefix as the first code element," update of the administrative structure. And of the list source | Subdivisions added: CV-RB Ribeira Brava CV-RS Ribeira Grande de Santiago CV-CF Santa Catarina do Fogo CV-SL São Lourenço dos Órgãos CV-SS São Salvador do Mundo CV-TS Tarrafal de São Nicolau Subdivisions deleted: CV-SN São Nicolau Codes: CV-CS Calheta de São Miguel → CV-SM São Miguel |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Correction of NL II-2 for toponyms and "typographical errors and source list update." | Codes: São Lourenço dos Órgãos CV-SL → CV-SO |
See also※
External links※
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: CV
- Counties of Cape Verde, Statoids.com