Entry for Kazakhstan in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2:KZ is the entry for Kazakhstan 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 or states ) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1 .
Currently for Kazakhstan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 3 cities and 17 regions . The cities Almaty and Astana are the former and current capitals of the country respectively and have special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KZ , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kazakhstan. The second part is two digits.
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 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages :
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Code
Subdivisionkk )BGN/PCGN 1979)
Subdivision name (kk )[ note 1]
Subdivisionru )BGN/PCGN 1947)
Subdivision name (ru )GOST 1983 = UN V/18 1987)
Subdivision name (ru )[ note 2]
Subdivision name (en )[ note 3]
Subdivision category
KZ-10
Abay
Абай облысы
Abayskaya oblast'
Abajskaja oblast'
Абайская область
Abai
region
KZ-75
Almaty
Алматы
Almaty
Almaty
Алматы
Almaty City
city
KZ-19
Almaty
Алматы облысы
Almatinskaya oblast'
Almatinskaja oblast'
Алматинская область
Almaty
region
KZ-11
Aqmola oblysy
Ақмола облысы
Akmolinskaya oblast'
Akmolinskaja oblast'
Акмолинская область
Akmola
region
KZ-15
Aqtöbe oblysy
Ақтөбе облысы
Aktyubinskaya oblast'
Aktjubinskaja oblast'
Актюбинская область
Aktobe
region
KZ-71
Astana
Астана
Astana
Astana
Астана
Astana
city
KZ-23
Atyraū
Атырау облысы
Atyrauskaya oblast'
Atyrauskaja oblast'
Атырауская область
Atyrau
region
KZ-27
Batys Qazaqstan oblysy
Батыс Қазақстан облысы
Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast'
Zapadno-Kazahstanskaja oblast'
Западно-Казахстанская область
West Kazakhstan
region
KZ-47
Mangghystaū oblysy
Маңғыстау облысы
Mangistauskaya oblast'
Mangystauskaja oblast'
Мангистауская область
Mangystau
region
KZ-55
Pavlodar oblysy
Павлодар облысы
Pavlodarskaya oblast'
Pavlodarskaja oblast'
Павлодарская область
Pavlodar
region
KZ-35
Qaraghandy oblysy
Қарағанды облысы
Karagandinskaya oblast'
Karagandinskaja oblast'
Карагандинская область
Karaganda
region
KZ-39
Qostanay oblysy
Қостанай облысы
Kostanayskaya oblast'
Kostanajskaja oblast'
Костанайская область
Kostanay
region
KZ-43
Qyzylorda oblysy
Қызылорда облысы
Kyzylordinskaya oblast'
Kyzylordinskaja oblast'
Кызылординская область
Kyzylorda
region
KZ-63
Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy
Шығыс Қазақстан облысы
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast'
Vostočno-Kazahstanskaja oblast'
Восточно-Казахстанская область
East Kazakhstan
region
KZ-79
Shymkent
Шымкент
Shymkent
Šimkent
Шымкент
Shymkent
city
KZ-59
Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblysy
Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы
Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast'
Severo-Kazahstanskaja oblast'
Северо-Казахстанская область
North Kazakhstan
region
KZ-61
Türkistan oblysy
Түркістан облысы
Turkestankaya oblast'
Turkestanskaja oblast'
Туркестанская область
Turkistan
region
KZ-62
Ulytaū
Ұлытау облысы
Ulytauskaya oblast'
Ulytauskaja oblast'
Улытауская область
Ulytau
region
KZ-31
Zhambyl oblysy
Жамбыл облысы
Zhambylskaya oblast'
Žambylskaja oblast'
Жамбылская область
Jambyl
region
KZ-33
Zhetisū oblysy
Жетісу облысы
Zhetysuskaya oblast'
Žetysuskaja oblast'
Жетысуская область
Jetisu
region
Notes
^ For reference only, Kazakh name in Cyrillic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
^ For reference only, Russian name in Cyrillic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Changes
The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:
Effective date of change
Short description of change
Code/Subdivision change
2016-11-15
Addition of city KZ-BAY; update List Source.
Subdivisions added: KZ-BAY
2018-11-26
Correction of the romanization system label; Addition of city KZ-SHY; Change of subdivision name of KZ-YUZ; Update List Source
Subdivision added: KZ-SHY Name change: KZ-YUZ Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy (kk), Yuzhno-Kazakhstankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Južno-Kazahstankaja oblast' (ru GOST) → Türkistan oblysy (kk), Turkestankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Turkestanskaja oblast' (ru GOST)
2020-11-24
Deletion of city KZ-BAY; Change of subdivision name of KZ‐AST; Correction of the Code Source; Update List Source
Subdivision deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr Name change: KZ-AST Astana → Nur-Sultan
2022-11-29
Change of subdivision code from KZ-ALA to KZ-75, KZ-AST to KZ-71, KZ-SHY to KZ-79, KZ-ALM to KZ-19, KZ-AKM to KZ-11, KZ-AKT to KZ-15, KZ-ATY to KZ-23, KZ-VOS to KZ-63, KZ-MAN to KZ-47, KZ-SEV to KZ-59, KZ-YUZ to KZ-61, KZ-PAV to KZ-55, KZ-KAR to KZ-35, KZ-KUS to KZ-39, KZ-KZY to KZ-43, KZ-ZAP to KZ-27, KZ-ZHA to KZ-31; Addition of region KZ-10, KZ-33, KZ-62; Change of subdivision name for KZ-71 in kaz and rus; Update List Source; Update Code Source
Codes changed: KZ-ALA → KZ-75 KZ-AST → KZ-71 KZ-SHY → KZ-79 KZ-ALM → KZ-19 KZ-AKM → KZ-11 KZ-AKT → KZ-15 KZ-ATY → KZ-23 KZ-VOS → KZ-63 KZ-MAN → KZ-47 KZ-SEV → KZ-59 KZ-YUZ → KZ-61 KZ-PAV → KZ-55 KZ-KAR → KZ-35 KZ-KUS → KZ-39 KZ-KZY → KZ-43 KZ-ZAP → KZ-27 KZ-ZHA → KZ-31 Subdivisions added: KZ-10 , KZ-33 , and KZ-62 Name change: KZ-71 Nur-Sultan → Astana
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
Addition of one city. Nine name spellings corrected. List source updated
Subdivisions added: KZ-AST Astana
Newsletter I-3 2002-08-20
Error correction: Various spelling corrections
Newsletter I-4 2002-12-10
Removal of one city from the list (Bayqongyr)
Subdivisions deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr
See also
External links
ISO 3166 – codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
ISO 3166-1 – country codes ISO 3166-2 – country
ISO 3166-3 – codes for
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