ISO 3166-2:LA

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ISO 3166-2:LA is the entry for Laos 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.

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Currently for Laos, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for one prefecture and 17 provinces.

Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is LA, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Laos. 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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CodeSubdivision name (lo)
(LAO CNT 1965)		Subdivision name (lo) [a] Local variantSubdivision category
LA-AT Attapu ອັດຕະປືAttapeuprovince
LA-BK Bokèo ບໍ່ແກ້ວprovince
LA-BL Bolikhamxai ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊBorikhamxayprovince
LA-CH Champasak ຈຳປາສັກChampasackprovince
LA-HO Houaphan ຫົວພັນHuaphanhprovince
LA-KH Khammouan ຄໍາມ່ວນKhammuaneprovince
LA-LM Louang Namtha ຫລວງນໍ້າທາLuangnamthaprovince
LA-LP Louangphabang ຫລວງພະບາງLuangprabangprovince
LA-OU Oudômxai ອຸດົມໄຊOudomxayprovince
LA-PH Phôngsali ຜົ້ງສາລີPhongsalyprovince
LA-SL Salavan ສາລະວັນSaravaneprovince
LA-SV Savannakhét ສະຫວັນນະເຂດSavannakhetprovince
LA-VI Viangchan ວຽງຈັນVientianeprovince
LA-VT Viangchan ວຽງຈັນVientianeprefecture
LA-XA Xaignabouli ໄຊຍະບູລີXayaburyprovince
LA-XS Xaisômboun ໄຊສົມບູນXaysomboonprovince
LA-XE Xékong ເຊກອງSekongprovince
LA-XI Xiangkhouang ຊຽງຂວາງXiengkhuangprovince
Notes
  1. ↑ For reference only, Lao name in Lao script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

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:

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-2 2002-05-21One new province added. One new reference for the list source. One code source cancelled. Information on romanization system updated. Origin of names in brackets givenSubdivisions added:
LA-XN Xaisômboun
Newsletter I-4 2002-12-10Error correction: Generic name of one subdivision changed to "special zone"

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