ISO 3166-2:BW is the entry for Botswana 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 Botswana, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for ten districts, four towns and two cities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Botswana. 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 (en) Subdivision category Central district Chobe district Francistown city Gaborone city Ghanzi district Jwaneng town Kgalagadi district Kgatleng district Kweneng district Lobatse town North East district North West district Selibe Phikwe town South East district Southern district Sowa Town town
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 Deletion of Chobe district which is incorporated into (new) BW-NW. Change of code element of North-West District to BW-NW. Deletion of alternative names. Update of list source Subdivisions deleted: Chobe Codes: Ngamiland → North-West Online BrowsingPlatform (OBP) 2014-10-29 Add 1 district BW-CH, 2 cities BW-FR and BW-GA, 4 towns BW-JW, BW-LO, BW-SP, BW-ST; remove hyphens from BW-NE, BW-NW, and BW-SE; update List Source Subdivisions added: Chobe Francistown Gaborone Jwaneng Lobatse Selibe Phikwe Sowa TownSpelling changes: North-East → North East North-West → North West South-East → South East
See also Subdivisions of Botswana FIPS region codes of Botswana Neighbouring countries: NA, ZA, ZM, ZW
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: BW Districts of Botswana, Statoids.com