ISO 3166-2:BF is the entry for Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is BF, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Burkina Faso. The second part is either of the following:
- two digits (01–13): regions
- three letters: provinces
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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Regions
| Code | Subdivision name (fr) |
|---|---|
| BF-01 | Boucle du Mouhoun |
| BF-02 | Cascades |
| BF-03 | Centre |
| BF-04 | Centre-Est |
| BF-05 | Centre-Nord |
| BF-06 | Centre-Ouest |
| BF-07 | Centre-Sud |
| BF-08 | Est |
| BF-09 | Hauts-Bassins |
| BF-10 | Nord |
| BF-11 | Plateau-Central |
| BF-12 | Sahel |
| BF-13 | Sud-Ouest |
Provinces
| Code | Subdivision name (fr) | In region |
|---|---|---|
| BF-BAL | Balé | 01 |
| BF-BAM | Bam | 05 |
| BF-BAN | Banwa | 01 |
| BF-BAZ | Bazèga | 07 |
| BF-BGR | Bougouriba | 13 |
| BF-BLG | Boulgou | 04 |
| BF-BLK | Boulkiemdé | 06 |
| BF-COM | Comoé | 02 |
| BF-GAN | Ganzourgou | 11 |
| BF-GNA | Gnagna | 08 |
| BF-GOU | Gourma | 08 |
| BF-HOU | Houet | 09 |
| BF-IOB | Ioba | 13 |
| BF-KAD | Kadiogo | 03 |
| BF-KEN | Kénédougou | 09 |
| BF-KMD | Komondjari | 08 |
| BF-KMP | Kompienga | 08 |
| BF-KOS | Kossi | 01 |
| BF-KOP | Koulpélogo | 04 |
| BF-KOT | Kouritenga | 04 |
| BF-KOW | Kourwéogo | 11 |
| BF-LER | Léraba | 02 |
| BF-LOR | Loroum | 10 |
| BF-MOU | Mouhoun | 01 |
| BF-NAO | Nahouri | 07 |
| BF-NAM | Namentenga | 05 |
| BF-NAY | Nayala | 01 |
| BF-NOU | Noumbiel | 13 |
| BF-OUB | Oubritenga | 11 |
| BF-OUD | Oudalan | 12 |
| BF-PAS | Passoré | 10 |
| BF-PON | Poni | 13 |
| BF-SNG | Sanguié | 06 |
| BF-SMT | Sanmatenga | 05 |
| BF-SEN | Séno | 12 |
| BF-SIS | Sissili | 06 |
| BF-SOM | Soum | 12 |
| BF-SOR | Sourou | 01 |
| BF-TAP | Tapoa | 08 |
| BF-TUI | Tuy | 09 |
| BF-YAG | Yagha | 12 |
| BF-YAT | Yatenga | 10 |
| BF-ZIR | Ziro | 06 |
| BF-ZON | Zondoma | 10 |
| BF-ZOU | Zoundwéogo | 07 |
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. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: 13 regions |
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) | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-15 | Correction of the short name lowercase in French | |
| 2016-11-15 | Change of spelling of BF-TUI; update list source | Spelling change: BF-TUI Tui → Tuy |
See also
- Subdivisions of Burkina Faso
- FIPS region codes of Burkina Faso
- Neighbouring countries: BJ, CI, GH, ML, NE, TG