ISO 3166-2:IS
ISO 3166-2:IS is the entry for Iceland 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 Iceland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 8 regions and 64 municipalities.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IS, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Iceland and the second part is a digit (1–8) for regions or three letters for municipalities.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Regions
| Code | Subdivision name (is) | Subdivision name (en)[a] |
|---|---|---|
| IS-7 | Austurland | Eastern Region |
| IS-1 | Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region |
| IS-6 | Norðurland eystra | Northeastern Region |
| IS-5 | Norðurland vestra | Northwestern Region |
| IS-8 | Suðurland | Southern Region |
| IS-2 | Suðurnes | Southern Peninsula |
| IS-4 | Vestfirðir | Westfjords |
| IS-3 | Vesturland | Western Region |
Municipalities
| Code | Subdivision name (is) | Subdivision name (en)[a] | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS-AKN | Akraneskaupstaður | Akranes (Market) Town | 3 |
| IS-AKU | Akureyrarbær | Akureyri Town | 6 |
| IS-ARN | Árneshreppur | Arnes District | 4 |
| IS-ASA | Ásahreppur | Asa District | 8 |
| IS-BLA | Bláskógabyggð | Blaskoga Settlement | 8 |
| IS-BOL | Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður | Bolungarvik (Market) Town | 4 |
| IS-BOG | Borgarbyggð | Borgar Settlement | 3 |
| IS-DAB | Dalabyggð | Dala Settlement | 3 |
| IS-DAV | Dalvíkurbyggð | Dalvik Settlement | 6 |
| IS-EOM | Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur | Eyja and Miklaholt District | 3 |
| IS-EYF | Eyjafjarðarsveit | Eyjafjordur Village | 6 |
| IS-FJL | Fjallabyggð | Fjalla Settlement | 6 |
| IS-FJD | Fjarðabyggð | Fjarda Settlement | 7 |
| IS-FLR | Fljótsdalshreppur | Fljotsdalur District | 7 |
| IS-FLA | Flóahreppur | Floa District | 8 |
| IS-GAR | Garðabær | Garda Town | 1 |
| IS-GOG | Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur | Grimsnes and Grafnings District | 8 |
| IS-GRN | Grindavíkurbær | Grindavik Town | 2 |
| IS-GRU | Grundarfjarðarbær | Grundarfjordur Town | 3 |
| IS-GRY | Grýtubakkahreppur | Grytubakka District | 6 |
| IS-HAF | Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður | Hafnarfjordur (Market) Town | 1 |
| IS-HRG | Hörgársveit | Horgar Village | 6 |
| IS-HRU | Hrunamannahreppur | Hrunamanna District | 8 |
| IS-HUG | Húnabyggð | Huna Settlement | 5 |
| IS-HUV | Húnaþing vestra | Western Hunathing | 5 |
| IS-HVA | Hvalfjarðarsveit | Hvalfjordur Village | 3 |
| IS-HVE | Hveragerðisbær | Hveragerdi Town | 8 |
| IS-ISA | Ísafjarðarbær | Isafjordur Town | 4 |
| IS-KAL | Kaldrananeshreppur | Kaldrananes District | 4 |
| IS-KJO | Kjósarhreppur | Kjosar District | 1 |
| IS-KOP | Kópavogsbær | Kopavogur Town | 1 |
| IS-LAN | Langanesbyggð | Langanes Settlement | 6 |
| IS-MOS | Mosfellsbær | Mosfell Town | 1 |
| IS-MUL | Múlaþing | Mulathing | 7 |
| IS-MYR | Mýrdalshreppur | Myrdalur District | 8 |
| IS-NOR | Norðurþing | Nordurthing | 6 |
| IS-RGE | Rangárþing eystra | Eastern Rangarthing | 8 |
| IS-RGY | Rangárþing ytra | Outer Rangarthing | 8 |
| IS-RHH | Reykhólahreppur | Reykhola District | 4 |
| IS-RKN | Reykjanesbær | Reykjanes Town | 2 |
| IS-RKV | Reykjavíkurborg | Reykjavik City | 1 |
| IS-SEL | Seltjarnarnesbær | Seltjarnarnes Town | 1 |
| IS-SKF | Skaftárhreppur | Skaftar District | 8 |
| IS-SKG | Skagabyggð | Skaga Settlement | 5 |
| IS-SKR | Skagafjörður | Skagafjordur | 5 |
| IS-SOG | Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur | Skeida and Gnupverja District | 8 |
| IS-SKO | Skorradalshreppur | Skorradalur District | 3 |
| IS-SNF | Snæfellsbær | Snaefell Town | 3 |
| IS-STR | Strandabyggð | Stranda Settlement | 4 |
| IS-STY | Stykkishólmsbær | Stykkisholmur Town | 3 |
| IS-SDV | Súðavíkurhreppur | Sudavik District | 4 |
| IS-SDN | Suðurnesjabær | Sudurnesja Town | 2 |
| IS-SBT | Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur | Svalbardsstrond District | 6 |
| IS-SFA | Sveitarfélagið Árborg | Arborg Township | 8 |
| IS-SHF | Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | Hornafjordur Township | 7 |
| IS-SOL | Sveitarfélagið Ölfus | Olfus Township | 8 |
| IS-SSS | Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd | Skagastrond Township | 5 |
| IS-SVG | Sveitarfélagið Vogar | Vogar Township | 2 |
| IS-TAL | Tálknafjarðarhreppur | Talknafjordur District | 4 |
| IS-TJO | Tjörneshreppur | Tjornes District | 6 |
| IS-VEM | Vestmannaeyjabær | Vestmannaeyja Town | 8 |
| IS-VER | Vesturbyggð | Western Settlement | 4 |
| IS-VOP | Vopnafjarðarhreppur | Vopnafjordur District | 7 |
| IS-THG | Þingeyjarsveit | Thingeyjar Village | 6 |
- Notes
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 (en) |
|---|---|
| 2015-11-27 | Deletion of region IS-0 |
| 2020-11-24 | Addition of category municipality; Addition of municipality IS-AKH, IS-AKN, IS-AKU, IS-ARN, IS-ASA, IS-BFJ, IS-BLA, IS-BLO, IS-BOG, IS-BOL, IS-DAB, IS-DAV, IS-DJU, IS-EOM, IS-EYF, IS-FJD, IS-FJL, IS-FLA, IS-FLD, IS-FLR, IS-GAR, IS-GOG, IS-GRN, IS-GRU, IS-GRY, IS-HAF, IS-HEL, IS-HRG, IS-HRU, IS-HUT, IS-HUV, IS-HVA, IS-HVE, IS-ISA, IS-KAL, IS-KJO, IS-KOP, IS-LAN, IS-MOS, IS-MYR, IS-NOR, IS-RGE, IS-RGY, IS-RHH, IS-RHN, IS-RKV, IS-SBH, IS-SBT, IS-SDN, IS-SDV, IS-SEL, IS-SEY, IS-SFA, IS-SHF, IS-SKF, IS-SKG, IS-SKO, IS-SKU, IS-SNF, IS-SOG, IS-SOL, IS-SSF, IS-SSS, IS-STR, IS-STY, IS-SVG, IS-TAL, IS-THG, IS-TJO, IS-VEM, IS-VER, IS-VOP; Update List Source; Update Code Source |
| 2021-11-25 | Deletion of municipality IS-BFJ, IS-DJU, IS-FLD, IS-SEY; Addition of municipality IS-MUL; Update List Source |
| 2022-11-29 | Deletion of municipality IS-AKH, IS-BLO, IS-HEL, IS-HUT, IS-SBH, IS-SKU, IS-SSF; Addition of municipality IS-HUG, IS-SKR |
See also
- Administrative divisions of Iceland
- FIPS region codes of Iceland
- NUTS statistical regions of Iceland
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: IS
- Regions of Iceland, Statoids.com