ISO 3166-2:ES is the entry for Spain 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 Spain, 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 ES, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Spain. The second part is one or two letters. For the provinces, the letters were originally used in vehicle registration plates. The codes for the following provinces are based on the names of their capital cities rather than their own names:
- Álava/Araba (ES-VI): Vitoria
- Asturias (ES-O): Oviedo
- Illes Balears (ES-PM): Palma
- Cantabria (ES-S): Santander
- Gipuzkoa (ES-SS): San Sebastián
- La Rioja (ES-LO): Logroño
- Las Palmas (ES-GC): Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Bizkaia (ES-BI): Bilbao
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:
Except where noted, the names given are in Spanish (Castilian). In autonomous communities and provinces where any of the regional languages is the sole official language of toponymy, the Spanish name is given in square brackets for information. In subdivisions where both a regional language and Spanish are co-official languages of toponymy, both names are listed vertically.
Autonomous communities; autonomous cities in Spain
| Code | Subdivision name (es) [note 1] | Subdivision name (en) [note 2] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES-AN |  Andalucía | Andalusia | autonomous community |
| ES-AR |  Aragón | Aragon | autonomous community |
| ES-AS |  Asturias, Principado de | Principality of Asturias | autonomous community |
| ES-CN |  Canarias | Canary Islands | autonomous community |
| ES-CB |  Cantabria | Cantabria | autonomous community |
| ES-CL |  Castilla y León | Castile and León | autonomous community |
| ES-CM |  Castilla-La Mancha | Castile-La Mancha | autonomous community |
| ES-CT |  Catalunya (ca) [Cataluña] | Catalonia | autonomous community |
| ES-CE |  Ceuta | Ceuta | autonomous city in North Africa |
| ES-EX |  Extremadura | Extremadura | autonomous community |
| ES-GA |  Galicia (gl) [Galicia] | Galicia | autonomous community |
| ES-IB |  Illes Balears (ca) [Islas Baleares] | Balearic Islands | autonomous community |
| ES-RI |  La Rioja | La Rioja | autonomous community |
| ES-MD |  Madrid, Comunidad de | Community of Madrid | autonomous community |
| ES-ML |  Melilla | Melilla | autonomous city in North Africa |
| ES-MC |  Murcia, Región de | Region of Murcia | autonomous community |
| ES-NC |  Navarra, Comunidad Foral deNafarroako Foru Komunitatea (eu) | Chartered Community of Navarre | autonomous community |
| ES-PV |  País VascoEuskal Herria (eu) | Basque Country | autonomous community |
| ES-VC |  Valenciana, ComunidadValenciana, Comunitat (ca) | Valencian Community | autonomous community |
- Notes
Provinces
| Code | Subdivision name (es) | In autonomous community |
|---|---|---|
| ES-C | A Coruña (gl) [La Coruña] | GA |
| ES-VI | Álava Araba (eu) | PV |
| ES-AB | Albacete | CM |
| ES-A | Alicante Alacant (ca) | VC |
| ES-AL | Almería | AN |
| ES-O | Asturias | AS |
| ES-AV | Ávila | CL |
| ES-BA | Badajoz | EX |
| ES-B | Barcelona (ca) [Barcelona] | CT |
| ES-BI | Bizkaia (eu) | PV |
| ES-BU | Burgos | CL |
| ES-CC | Cáceres | EX |
| ES-CA | Cádiz | AN |
| ES-S | Cantabria | CB |
| ES-CS | Castellón Castelló (ca) | VC |
| ES-CR | Ciudad Real | CM |
| ES-CO | Córdoba | AN |
| ES-CU | Cuenca | CM |
| ES-SS | Gipuzkoa (eu) | PV |
| ES-GI | Girona (ca) [Gerona] | CT |
| ES-GR | Granada | AN |
| ES-GU | Guadalajara | CM |
| ES-H | Huelva | AN |
| ES-HU | Huesca | AR |
| ES-PM | Illes Balears (ca) [Islas Baleares] | IB |
| ES-J | Jaén | AN |
| ES-LO | La Rioja | RI |
| ES-GC | Las Palmas | CN |
| ES-LE | León | CL |
| ES-L | Lleida (ca) [Lérida] | CT |
| ES-LU | Lugo (gl) [Lugo] | GA |
| ES-M | Madrid | MD |
| ES-MA | Málaga | AN |
| ES-MU | Murcia | MC |
| ES-NA | Navarra Nafarroa (eu) | NC |
| ES-OR | Ourense (gl) [Orense] | GA |
| ES-P | Palencia | CL |
| ES-PO | Pontevedra (gl) [Pontevedra] | GA |
| ES-SA | Salamanca | CL |
| ES-TF | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | CN |
| ES-SG | Segovia | CL |
| ES-SE | Sevilla | AN |
| ES-SO | Soria | CL |
| ES-T | Tarragona (ca) [Tarragona] | CT |
| ES-TE | Teruel | AR |
| ES-TO | Toledo | CM |
| ES-V | Valencia València (ca) | VC |
| ES-VA | Valladolid | CL |
| ES-ZA | Zamora | CL |
| ES-Z | Zaragoza | AR |
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-1 | 2000-06-21 | Code elements for autonomous communities withdrawn to correct the erroneous duplicate coding of the whole Spanish territory (see 4.1.1 of ISO 3166-2). Introduction of a third column stating a regional level of subdivision which is not coded (see 4.4. c) of ISO 3166-2). Introduction of 2 alternative name forms. Correction of 1 spelling error | |
| Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | Spelling correction and update in header information. Four corrections in spellings of subdivisions | Codes: Illes Balears: ES-PM → ES-IB (to correct duplicate use) ES-GE Gerona → ES-GI Girona |
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Error correction: Regional subdivision indicator corrected in ES-PM | |
| Newsletter II-1 | 2010-02-03 (corrected 2010-02-19) | Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, reallocation of 3166-2 alpha-2 codes to avoid duplication, update of the administrative structure, addition of names in administrative languages | Codes: (to correct duplicate use) Asturias, Principado de: ES-O → ES-AS Cantabria (autonomous community): ES-S → ES-CB La Rioja: (autonomous community): ES-LO → ES-RI Madrid, Comunidad de: ES-M → ES-MD Murcia, Región de: ES-MU → ES-MC Navarra, Comunidad Foral de: ES-NA → ES-NC |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2020-11-24 | Change of subdivision name of ES-PM; Update List Source; Correction of the Code Source |
Special territories
The following two areas not covered by European Union Customs arrangements are also exceptionally reserved ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes on the request of the World Customs Organization:
- EA Ceuta, Melilla
- IC Canary Islands
However, these codes do not correspond in any way to the ISO 3166-2 codes of the territories.
See also
- Subdivisions of Spain
- FIPS region codes of Spain
- NUTS codes of Spain
- Neighbouring countries: AD, FR, GI, MA, PT
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: ES
- Provinces of Spain, Statoids.com