ISO 3166-2:UA
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ISO 3166-2:UA is the entry for Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 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
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
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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 Ukraine, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 24 regions, 1 republic, and 2 cities. The two cities have special status equal to the regions.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is UA, 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 Ukraine. The second part is two digits, which is taken from the local standard KOATUU (КОАТУУ), with the following exceptions:
  • Chernivtsi Oblast
    Chernivtsi Oblast
    Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....

     uses 77 (its KOATUU code is 73)
  • Luhansk Oblast
    Luhansk Oblast
    Luhansk Oblast ) is the easternmost oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the name Voroshilovgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov....

     uses 09 (its KOATUU code is 44)
  • The Autonomous Republic of Crimea
    Crimea
    Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

     uses 43 (its KOATUU code is 01)
  • The city Kiev
    Kiev
    Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

     uses 30 (its KOATUU code is 80)
  • The city Sevastopol
    Sevastopol
    Sevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa....

     uses 40 (its KOATUU code is 85)

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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Code Subdivision name Subdivision category
UA-71 Cherkas'ka Oblast' region
UA-74 Chernihivs'ka Oblast' region
UA-77 Chernivets'ka Oblast' region
UA-12 Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast' region
UA-14 Donets'ka Oblast' region
UA-26 Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast' region
UA-63 Kharkivs'ka Oblast' region
UA-65 Khersons'ka Oblast' region
UA-68 Khmel'nyts'ka Oblast' region
UA-35 Kirovohrads'ka Oblast' region
UA-32 Kyïvs'ka Oblast' region
UA-09 Luhans'ka Oblast' region
UA-46 region
UA-48 Mykolaïvs'ka Oblast' region
UA-51 Odes'ka Oblast' region
UA-53 Poltavs'ka Oblast' region
UA-56 Rivnens'ka Oblast' region
UA-59 Sums'ka Oblast' region
UA-61 Ternopil's'ka Oblast' region
UA-05 Vinnyts'ka Oblast' region
UA-07 Volyns'ka Oblast' region
UA-21 Zakarpats'ka Oblast' region
UA-23 Zaporiz'ka Oblast' region
UA-18 Zhytomyrs'ka Oblast' region
UA-43 Avtonomna Respublika Krym republic
UA-30 Kyïv city
UA-40 Sevastopol' city

See also

  • Subdivisions of Ukraine
  • FIPS region codes of Ukraine

External links

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