ISO 3166-2:LV is the entry for Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

 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

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

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 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 Latvia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 26 districts and 7 cities

Districts of Latvia

||Before July 1, 2009 Latvia was divided into 26 districts and 7 cities , indicated with asterisks:...

. The seven cities have special status equal to the districts. A new subdivision layout has taken effect since 2009, which currently has 109 municipalities and 9 republican cities.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is LV, 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 Latvia. The second part is either of the following:

• two letters: districts
• three letters: cities

Current codes

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

Subdivision names are sorted in Latvian alphabet

Latvian alphabet

The Latvian alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and consists of 33 letters. 22 of them are from the Latin alphabet; the remaining 11 are obtained from Latin letters by using diacritic marks...

ical order: a, ā, b-c, č, d-e, ē, f-g, ģ, h-i, ī, j-k, ķ, l, ļ, m-n, ņ, o-s, š, t-u, ū, v-z, ž.

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Code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category
LV-AI	Aizkraukles Apriņķis	district
LV-AL	Alūksnes Apriņķis	district
LV-BL	Balvu Apriņķis	district
LV-BU	Bauskas Apriņķis	district
LV-CE	Cēsu Apriņķis	district
LV-DA	Daugavpils Apriņķis	district
LV-DO	Dobeles Apriņķis	district
LV-GU	Gulbenes Apriņķis	district
LV-JL	Jelgavas Apriņķis	district
LV-JK	Jēkabpils Apriņķis	district
LV-KR	Krāslavas Apriņķis	district
LV-KU	Kuldīgas Apriņķis	district
LV-LE	Liepājas Apriņķis	district
LV-LM	Limbažu Apriņķis	district
LV-LU	Ludzas Apriņķis	district
LV-MA	Madonas Apriņķis	district
LV-OG	Ogres Apriņķis	district
LV-PR	Preiļu Apriņķis	district
LV-RE	Rēzeknes Apriņķis	district
LV-RI	Rīgas Apriņķis	district
LV-SA	Saldus Apriņķis	district
LV-TA	Talsu Apriņķis	district
LV-TU	Tukuma Apriņķis	district
LV-VK	Valkas Apriņķis	district
LV-VM	Valmieras Apriņķis	district
LV-VE	Ventspils Apriņķis	district
LV-DGV	Daugavpils Daugavpils Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...	city
LV-JEL	Jelgava Jelgava -Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...	city
LV-JUR	Jūrmala Jurmala Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...	city
LV-LPX	Liepāja Liepaja Liepāja ; ), is a republican city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea directly at 21°E. It is the largest city in the Kurzeme Region of Latvia, the third largest city in Latvia after Riga and Daugavpils and an important ice-free port...	city
LV-REZ	Rēzekne Rezekne In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians...	city
LV-RIX	Rīga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	city
LV-VEN	Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...	city

See also

• Subdivisions of Latvia
  Subdivisions of Latvia
  The districts of Latvia are divided into 77 cities , 10 amalgamated municipalities , 24 rural territories and 475 parishes .For the new administrative divisions from 1 July 2009, see Administrative divisions of Latvia.- Aizkraukle District :* Aiviekste Parish...
  
  
• FIPS region codes of Latvia
• NUTS codes of Latvia
  NUTS of Latvia
  In the NUTS codes of Latvia , the three levels are:-NUTS codes:The LAU codes of Latvia can be downloaded here: -See also:* Subdivisions of Latvia* ISO 3166-2 codes of Latvia...
  
  

External links

• Municipalities of Latvia, Statoids.com