Entry for Laos in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2:LA is the entry for Laos 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 Laos , ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 prefecture and 17 provinces .
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is LA , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Laos. The second part is two letters.
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 (lo ) (LAO CNT 1965)
Subdivision name (lo )[ a]
Local variant
Subdivision category
LA-AT
Attapu
ອັດຕະປື
Attapeu
province
LA-BK
Bokèo
ບໍ່ແກ້ວ
province
LA-BL
Bolikhamxai
ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ
Borikhamxay
province
LA-CH
Champasak
ຈຳປາສັກ
Champasack
province
LA-HO
Houaphan
ຫົວພັນ
Huaphanh
province
LA-KH
Khammouan
ຄໍາມ່ວນ
Khammuane
province
LA-LM
Louang Namtha
ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ
Luangnamtha
province
LA-LP
Louangphabang
ຫລວງພະບາງ
Luangprabang
province
LA-OU
Oudômxai
ອຸດົມໄຊ
Oudomxay
province
LA-PH
Phôngsali
ຜົ້ງສາລີ
Phongsaly
province
LA-SL
Salavan
ສາລະວັນ
Saravane
province
LA-SV
Savannakhét
ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ
Savannakhet
province
LA-VI
Viangchan
ວຽງຈັນ
Vientiane
province
LA-VT
Viangchan
ວຽງຈັນ
Vientiane
prefecture
LA-XA
Xaignabouli
ໄຊຍະບູລີ
Xayabury
province
LA-XS
Xaisômboun
ໄຊສົມບູນ
Xaysomboon
province
LA-XE
Xékong
ເຊກອງ
Sekong
province
LA-XI
Xiangkhouang
ຊຽງຂວາງ
Xiengkhuang
province
Notes
^ For reference only, Lao name in Lao script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
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
Newsletter I-2
2002-05-21
One new province added. One new reference for the list source. One code source cancelled. Information on romanization system updated. Origin of names in brackets given
Subdivisions added: LA-XN Xaisômboun
Newsletter I-4
2002-12-10
Error correction: Generic name of one subdivision changed to "special zone"
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 subdivision codes
ISO 3166-3 – codes for former names of countries
a changed from TP
b changed from YU