ISO 3166-2:KZ is the entry for Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 3 cities and 17 regions. The cities Almaty and Astana are the former and current capitals of the country respectively and have special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KZ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kazakhstan. The second part is two digits.
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:
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| Code | Subdivision name (kk) (BGN/PCGN 1979) | Subdivision name (ru) | Subdivision name (kk) [note 1] | Subdivision name (ru) [note 2] | Subdivision name (en) [note 3] | Subdivision category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BGN/PCGN 1947) | (GOST 1983 = UN V/18 1987) | ||||||
| KZ-10 | Abay oblysy | Abayskaya oblast' | Abajskaja oblast' | Абай | Абайская | Abai | region |
| KZ-75 | Almaty | Almaty | Almaty | Алматы | Алматы | Almaty | city |
| KZ-19 | Almaty oblysy | Almatinskaya oblast' | Almatinskaja oblast' | Алматы | Алматинская | Almaty | region |
| KZ-11 | Aqmola oblysy | Akmolinskaya oblast' | Akmolinskaja oblast' | Ақмола | Акмолинская | Akmola | region |
| KZ-15 | Aqtöbe oblysy | Aktyubinskaya oblast' | Aktjubinskaja oblast' | Ақтөбе | Актюбинская | Aktobe | region |
| KZ-71 | Astana | Astana | Astana | Астана | Астана | Astana | city |
| KZ-23 | Atyraū oblysy | Atyrauskaya oblast' | Atyrauskaja oblast' | Атырау | Атырауская | Atyrau | region |
| KZ-27 | Batys Qazaqstan oblysy | Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Zapadno-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | Батыс Қазақстан | Западно-Казахстанская | West Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-47 | Mangghystaū oblysy | Mangistauskaya oblast' | Mangystauskaja oblast' | Маңғыстау | Мангистауская | Mangystau | region |
| KZ-55 | Pavlodar oblysy | Pavlodarskaya oblast' | Pavlodarskaja oblast' | Павлодар | Павлодарская | Pavlodar | region |
| KZ-35 | Qaraghandy oblysy | Karagandinskaya oblast' | Karagandinskaja oblast' | Қарағанды | Карагандинская | Karaganda | region |
| KZ-39 | Qostanay oblysy | Kostanayskaya oblast' | Kostanajskaja oblast' | Қостанай | Костанайская | Kostanay | region |
| KZ-43 | Qyzylorda oblysy | Kyzylordinskaya oblast' | Kyzylordinskaja oblast' | Қызылорда | Кызылординская | Kyzylorda | region |
| KZ-63 | Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy | Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Vostočno-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | Шығыс Қазақстан | Восточно-Казахстанская | East Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-79 | Shymkent | Shymkent | Šimkent | Шымкент | Шымкент | Shymkent | city |
| KZ-59 | Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblysy | Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Severo-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | Солтүстік Қазақстан | Северо-Казахстанская | North Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-61 | Türkistan oblysy | Turkestankaya oblast' | Turkestanskaja oblast' | Түркістан | Южно-Казахстанская | Turkistan | region |
| KZ-62 | Ulytaū oblysy | Ulytauskaya oblast' | Ulytauskaja oblast' | Улытау | Улытауская | Ulytau | region |
| KZ-31 | Zhambyl oblysy | Zhambylskaya oblast' | Žambylskaja oblast' | Жамбыл | Жамбылская | Jambyl | region |
| KZ-33 | Zhetisū oblysy | Zhetysuskaya oblast' | Žetysuskaja oblast' | Жетісу | Жетысуская | Jetisu | region |
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 | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-15 | Addition of city KZ-BAY; update List Source. | Subdivisions added: KZ-BAY |
| 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label; Addition of city KZ-SHY; Change of subdivision name of KZ-YUZ; Update List Source | Subdivision added: KZ-SHY Name change: KZ-YUZ Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy (kk), Yuzhno-Kazakhstankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Južno-Kazahstankaja oblast' (ru GOST) → Türkistan oblysy (kk), Turkestankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Turkestanskaja oblast' (ru GOST) |
| 2020-11-24 | Deletion of city KZ-BAY; Change of subdivision name of KZ‐AST; Correction of the Code Source; Update List Source | Subdivision deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr Name change: KZ-AST Astana → Nur-Sultan |
| 2022-11-29 | Change of subdivision code from KZ-ALA to KZ-75, KZ-AST to KZ-71, KZ-SHY to KZ-79, KZ-ALM to KZ-19, KZ-AKM to KZ-11, KZ-AKT to KZ-15, KZ-ATY to KZ-23, KZ-VOS to KZ-63, KZ-MAN to KZ-47, KZ-SEV to KZ-59, KZ-YUZ to KZ-61, KZ-PAV to KZ-55, KZ-KAR to KZ-35, KZ-KUS to KZ-39, KZ-KZY to KZ-43, KZ-ZAP to KZ-27, KZ-ZHA to KZ-31; Addition of region KZ-10, KZ-33, KZ-62; Change of subdivision name for KZ-71 in kaz and rus; Update List Source; Update Code Source | Codes changed: |
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-2 | 2002-05-21 | Addition of one city. Nine name spellings corrected. List source updated | Subdivisions added: KZ-AST Astana |
| Newsletter I-3 | 2002-08-20 | Error correction: Various spelling corrections | |
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Removal of one city from the list (Bayqongyr) | Subdivisions deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr |
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