ISO 3166-2:SC is the entry for Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

 in ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2

ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166

ISO 3166

ISO 3166 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization . It defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, special areas of geographical interest, and their principal subdivisions . The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation...

 standard

Standardization

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 published by the International Organization for Standardization

International Organization for Standardization

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 (ISO), which defines code

Code

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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province

Province

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s or states) of all countries

Country

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 coded in ISO 3166-1

ISO 3166-1

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.

Currently for Seychelles, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 25 districts

Districts of Seychelles

||Seychelles is divided into 25 districts. All are located on the Inner Islands; the Outer Islands are not part of any district. Eight of the districts make up Greater Victoria, 14 are located in the rural part of the main island Mahé, two on Praslin, and one on La Digue...

. The Outer Islands

Outer Islands (Seychelles)

The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles is a collective term for those islands of the Seychelles that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank which defines the location of the Inner Islands. They are located at distances of 230 to 1150 km from the main Seychelles island of Mahé, and are all...

, which are not part of any district, are not listed.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is SC, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Seychelles. The second part is two digits:

• 01–23: districts created in 1979
• 24–25: districts created in 1998

The codes for both groups of districts are assigned in French alphabet

French alphabet

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ical order, except Au Cap, whose codes is assigned based on its former name, Anse Louis.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1

ISO 639-1:2002, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 1: Alpha-2 code, is the first part of the ISO 639 series of international standards for language codes. Part 1 covers the registration of two-letter codes. There are 136 two-letter codes registered...

 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative language

Official language

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s:

• (en): English
  English language
  English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
  
  
• (fr): French
  French language
  French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
  
  
• (—): Seselwa
  Seychellois Creole
  Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa, is the French-based creole language of the Seychelles. It shares official language status with English and French ....
  
  

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Code	Subdivision name (en English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... )	Subdivision name (fr French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... )	Subdivision name (— Seychellois Creole Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol or Seselwa, is the French-based creole language of the Seychelles. It shares official language status with English and French .... )
SC-01	Anse aux Pins Anse aux Pins Anse-aux-Pins is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé.-See also:*Mahé Island...	Anse aux Pins	Ans o Pen
SC-02	Anse Boileau Anse Boileau Anse Boileau is a quiet district on the south of the island of Mahé, in the Seychelles. Anse Boileau encapsulates the natural wonders of the Seychelles: it sits at the foot of a steep, very green mountain, it is on the shores of the Indian Ocean, and in its midst are streams, mini-forests, creeks,...	Anse Boileau	Ans Bwalo
SC-03	Anse Etoile Anse Etoile Anse Etoile is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé....		Ans Etwal
SC-05	Anse Royale Anse Royale Anse Royale is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. The Polytechnic School of the Humanities is located in this district....	Anse Royale	Ans Royal
SC-04	Au Cap	Au Cap	O Kap
SC-06	Baie Lazare Baie Lazare Baie Lazare is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. It is named after the explorer Lazare Picault....	Baie Lazare	Be Lazar
SC-07	Baie Sainte Anne Baie Sainte Anne Baie Sainte Anne is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Praslin....	Baie Sainte-Anne	Be Sent Ann
SC-08	Beau Vallon Beau Vallon Beau Vallon is a bay on the north western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. Beau Vallon Beach is a very frequented and maybe the most popular on the island. It is known as a base for diving and snorkelling due to its clear waters and coral reefs. Besides many smaller hotels, it has three major...	Beau Vallon	Bovalon
SC-09	Bel Air	Bel Air	Beler
SC-10	Bel Ombre	Bel Ombre	Belonm
SC-11	Cascade	Cascade	Kaskad
SC-12	Glacis	Glacis	Glasi
SC-13	Grand Anse Mahe	Grand'Anse Mahé	Grand Ans Mae
SC-14	Grand Anse Praslin	Grand'Anse Praslin	Grand Ans Pralen
SC-15	La Digue La Digue La Digue is the fourth largest inhabited island of the Seychelles, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. It has a population of about 2,000 people, who mostly live in the west coast villages of La Passe and La Réunion. It has an area of 10 km²...	La Digue	Ladig
SC-16	English River	La Rivière Anglaise	Larivyer Anglez
SC-24	Les Mamelles Les Mamelles Les Mamelles is an administrative district of the Seychelles, located in the south of the Greater Victoria area on Mahé, the main island of the archipelago. The district is located inward from the adjacent coastal district of Roche Caiman...	Les Mamelles	Lemamel
SC-17	Mont Buxton Mont Buxton Mont Buxton is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé....	Mont Buxton	Mon Bikston
SC-18	Mont Fleuri Mont Fleuri Mont Fleuri is an administrative district of Seychelles with its main part located on the island of Mahé. It also includes the six islands of the Ste. Anne Marine National Park and two islets further east ....	Mont Fleuri	Mon Fleri
SC-19	Plaisance Plaisance (Seychelles) Plaisance is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé....	Plaisance	Plezans
SC-20	Pointe Larue	Pointe La Rue	Pwent Lari
SC-21	Port Glaud Port Glaud Port Glaud is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the northwestern coast of the island of Mahé. It is 25 km² and has a population of 2174 . The main village is Port Glaud. The district contains two marine parks; Baia Ternay & Port Launay. The offshore islands of Thérèse Island...	Port Glaud	Porglo
SC-25	Roche Caiman Roche Caiman Roche Caiman is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. It is also quite beautiful, densely populated with groves of wine grapes, used in the most coveted wines in all of Australia...	Roche Caïman	Ros Kaiman
SC-22	Saint Louis	Saint-Louis	Sen Lwi
SC-23	Takamaka	Takamaka	Takamaka

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
		Addition of the administrative subdivisions and of their code elements	Subdivisions added: 23 districts
		Update of the administrative structure and languages and update of the list source	Subdivisions added: SC-24 Les Mamelles Les Mamelles Les Mamelles is an administrative district of the Seychelles, located in the south of the Greater Victoria area on Mahé, the main island of the archipelago. The district is located inward from the adjacent coastal district of Roche Caiman... SC-25 Roche Caiman Roche Caiman Roche Caiman is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. It is also quite beautiful, densely populated with groves of wine grapes, used in the most coveted wines in all of Australia...

See also

• Subdivisions of Seychelles
• FIPS region codes of Seychelles

External links

• Districts of Seychelles, Statoids.com