ISO 3166-2:IR
Encyclopedia
ISO 3166-2:IR is the entry for Iran
in ISO 3166-2
, part of the ISO 3166
standard
published by the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO), which defines code
s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
s or states) of all countries
coded in ISO 3166-1
.
Currently for Iran, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 30 provinces
. Alborz Province, created in 2010, is not listed.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IR, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
code of Iran. The second part is two digits:
Click on the button in the header to sort each column.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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
Standardization is the process of developing and implementing technical standards.The goals of standardization can be to help with independence of single suppliers , compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality....
published by the International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
(ISO), which defines code
Code
A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another form or representation , not necessarily of the same type....
s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
s or states) of all countries
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
coded in ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-1 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. The official name of the standard is Codes for the representation of names...
.
Currently for Iran, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 30 provinces
Provinces of Iran
Iran is subdivided into thirty one provinces , each governed from a local center, usually the largest local city, which is called the capital of that province...
. Alborz Province, created in 2010, is not listed.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IR, 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 Iran. The second part is two digits:
- 01–25 except 09: provinces as of early 1990s (09 was used by the dissolved Khorāsān Province)
- 26–28: provinces created between 1995 and 1997
- 29–31: provinces created after the division of Khorāsān in 2004
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 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 |
|---|---|
| IR-03 | Ardabīl Ardabil Province Ardabil Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north west of the country, bordering the Republic of Azerbaijan and the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan, and Gilan. Its centre is the city of Ardabil... |
| IR-02 | |
| IR-01 | |
| IR-06 | Būshehr Bushehr Province Bushehr Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, with a long coastline onto the Persian Gulf. Its center is Bandar-e-Bushehr, the provincial capital. The province has nine counties: Bushehr, Dashtestan, Dashti, Dayyer, Deylam, Jam, Kangan, Ganaveh and Tangestan... |
| IR-08 | Chahār Maḩāll va Bakhtīārī |
| IR-04 | Eşfahān Esfahan Province Isfahan Province , also transliterated as Esfahan, Espahan, Sepahan or Isphahan, is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is located in the center of the country. Its capital is the city of Isfahan.- Geography :... |
| IR-14 | Fārs |
| IR-19 | |
| IR-27 | Golestān Golestan Province Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan.... |
| IR-24 | Hamadān Hamadan Province Hamedan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its center is Hamedan city. The province of Hamedan covers an area of 19,546 km². In the year 1996, Hamedan province had a population of approximately 1.7 million people.... |
| IR-23 | Hormozgān Hormozgan Province Hormozgan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the south of the country, facing Oman. Its area is , and its provincial capital is Bandar Abbas... |
| IR-05 | |
| IR-15 | Kermān |
| IR-17 | Kermānshāh Kermanshah Province Kermanshah Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The province was known from 1969 to 1986 as Kermanshahan and from 1986 to 1995 as Bakhtaran.-Counties:... |
| IR-29 | Khorāsān-e Janūbī |
| IR-30 | Khorāsān-e Razavī |
| IR-31 | Khorāsān-e Shemālī |
| IR-10 | Khūzestān Khuzestan Province Khuzestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq's Basra Province and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahwaz and covers an area of 63,238 km²... |
| IR-18 | Kohgīlūyeh va Būyer Aḩmad |
| IR-16 | Kordestān |
| IR-20 | Lorestān Lorestan Province Lorestan Province is a historic territory and province of western Iran, amidst the Zagros Mountains. The population of Lorestan was estimated at 1,716,527 people in 2006.Lorestan covers an area of 28,392 km²... |
| IR-22 | Markazī Markazi Province Markazi Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. The word markazi means central in Persian. Markazi lies in western Iran. Its capital is Arak. Its population is estimated at 1.35 million... |
| IR-21 | Māzandarān Mazandaran Province Mazandaran Province is a Caspian province in the north of Iran. Located on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, it is bordered clockwise by the Golestan, Semnan, Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Gilan provinces.... |
| IR-28 | Qazvīn Qazvin Province The Qazvin Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin. The province was created in 1993 out of part of Tehran Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Buin-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand,... |
| IR-26 | Qom Qom Province Qombol Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran with 11,237 km², covering 0.89% of the total area in Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its provincial capital is the city of Qom. It was formed from part of Tehran Province in 1995. In 2005, this province had a population of... |
| IR-12 | Semnān Semnan Province Semnan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north of the country, and its center is Semnan. The province of Semnan covers an area of 96,816 square kilometers and stretches along the Alborz mountain range and borders to Dasht-e Kavir desert in its southern parts.Counties of... |
| IR-13 | Sīstān va Balūchestān |
| IR-07 | Tehrān Tehran Province Tehran Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It covers on area of 18,909 square kilometers and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran.... |
| IR-25 | Yazd Yazd Province Yazd Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the centre of the country, and its administrative center is the city of Yazd.The province has an area of 131,575 km², and according to the most recent divisions of the country, is divided into eleven counties: Maybod, Mehreez, Taft,... |
| IR-11 | Zanjān Zanjan Province Zanjan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Located in the North West of Iran, its capital is Zanjan city. Zanjan province with an area of 36,400 km² has a mostly rural, population of 964,601 . The province lies 330 km northwest of Tehran, connected to it via a freeway.Zanjan... |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partial reorganization of subdivision layout. Two new provinces. Two name corrections (IR-17 and IR-18). New reference for the list source | Subdivisions added: IR-27 Golestān Golestan Province Golestan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran, located in the north-east of the country, south of the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Gorgan.... IR-28 Qazvīn Qazvin Province The Qazvin Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the north-west of the country, and its center is the city of Qazvin. The province was created in 1993 out of part of Tehran Province and includes 20 cities: Qazvin, Takestan, Abyek, Buin-Zahra, Eqhbalieh, Mohammadieh, Alvand,... |
||
| Modification of the administrative structure | Subdivisions added: IR-29 Khorāsān-e Janūbī IR-30 Khorāsān-e Razavī IR-31 Khorāsān-e Shemālī Subdivisions deleted: IR-09 Khorāsān |
See also
- Subdivisions of IranSubdivisions of IranOn the first level of country subdivisions of Iran are the provinces.Each province is further subdivided into counties called shahrestan , and each shahrestan is subdivided into districts called bakhsh . There are usually a few cities and rural agglomerations in each county. Rural agglomerations...
- FIPS region codes of Iran
External links
- Provinces of Iran, Statoids.com