ISO 3166-2:IS

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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.

Contents

Currently for Iceland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for eight 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 (18) 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).

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Map of the regions of Iceland

Regions

CodeSubdivision 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

CodeSubdivision name (is)Subdivision name (en) [a] Region
IS-AKN Akraneskaupstaður Akranes (Market) Town3
IS-AKU Akureyrarbær Akureyri Town6
IS-ARN Árneshreppur Arnes District4
IS-ASA Ásahreppur Asa District8
IS-BLA Bláskógabyggð Blaskoga Settlement8
IS-BOL Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður Bolungarvik (Market) Town4
IS-BOG Borgarbyggð Borgar Settlement3
IS-DAB Dalabyggð Dala Settlement3
IS-DAV Dalvíkurbyggð Dalvik Settlement6
IS-EOM Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Eyja and Miklaholt District3
IS-EYF Eyjafjarðarsveit Eyjafjordur Village6
IS-FJL Fjallabyggð Fjalla Settlement6
IS-FJD Fjarðabyggð Fjarda Settlement7
IS-FLR Fljótsdalshreppur Fljotsdalur District7
IS-FLA Flóahreppur Floa District8
IS-GAR Garðabær Garda Town1
IS-GOG Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur Grimsnes and Grafnings District8
IS-GRN Grindavíkurbær Grindavik Town2
IS-GRU Grundarfjarðarbær Grundarfjordur Town3
IS-GRY Grýtubakkahreppur Grytubakka District6
IS-HAF Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður Hafnarfjordur (Market) Town1
IS-HRG Hörgársveit Horgar Village6
IS-HRU Hrunamannahreppur Hrunamanna District8
IS-HUG Húnabyggð Huna Settlement5
IS-HUV Húnaþing vestra Western Hunathing5
IS-HVA Hvalfjarðarsveit Hvalfjordur Village3
IS-HVE Hveragerðisbær Hveragerdi Town8
IS-ISA Ísafjarðarbær Isafjordur Town4
IS-KAL Kaldrananeshreppur Kaldrananes District4
IS-KJO Kjósarhreppur Kjosar District1
IS-KOP Kópavogsbær Kopavogur Town1
IS-LAN Langanesbyggð Langanes Settlement6
IS-MOS Mosfellsbær Mosfell Town1
IS-MUL Múlaþing Mulathing7
IS-MYR Mýrdalshreppur Myrdalur District8
IS-NOR Norðurþing Nordurthing6
IS-RGE Rangárþing eystra Eastern Rangarthing8
IS-RGY Rangárþing ytra Outer Rangarthing8
IS-RHH Reykhólahreppur Reykhola District4
IS-RKN Reykjanesbær Reykjanes Town2
IS-RKV Reykjavíkurborg Reykjavik City1
IS-SEL Seltjarnarnesbær Seltjarnarnes Town1
IS-SKF Skaftárhreppur Skaftar District8
IS-SKG Skagabyggð Skaga Settlement5
IS-SKR Skagafjörður Skagafjordur5
IS-SOG Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur Skeida and Gnupverja District8
IS-SKO Skorradalshreppur Skorradalur District3
IS-SNF Snæfellsbær Snaefell Town3
IS-STR Strandabyggð Stranda Settlement4
IS-STY Stykkishólmsbær Stykkisholmur Town3
IS-SDV Súðavíkurhreppur Sudavik District4
IS-SDN Suðurnesjabær Sudurnesja Town2
IS-SBT Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Svalbardsstrond District6
IS-SFA Sveitarfélagið Árborg Arborg Township8
IS-SHF Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður Hornafjordur Township7
IS-SOL Sveitarfélagið Ölfus Olfus Township8
IS-SSS Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd Skagastrond Township5
IS-SVG Sveitarfélagið Vogar Vogar Township2
IS-TAL Tálknafjarðarhreppur Talknafjordur District4
IS-TJO Tjörneshreppur Tjornes District6
IS-VEM Vestmannaeyjabær Vestmannaeyja Town8
IS-VER Vesturbyggð Western Settlement4
IS-VOP Vopnafjarðarhreppur Vopnafjordur District7
IS-THG Þingeyjarsveit Thingeyjar Village6
Notes
  1. 1 2 For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

Effective date of changeShort description of change (en)
2015-11-27Deletion of region IS-0
2020-11-24Addition 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
2021-11-25Deletion of municipality IS-BFJ, IS-DJU, IS-FLD, IS-SEY; Addition of municipality IS-MUL; Update List Source
2022-11-29Deletion of municipality IS-AKH, IS-BLO, IS-HEL, IS-HUT, IS-SBH, IS-SKU, IS-SSF; Addition of municipality IS-HUG, IS-SKR

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