ISO 3166-2:GH
ISO 3166-2:GH is the entry for Ghana 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 Ghana, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 16 regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is GH, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Ghana. The second part is two letters.
Current codes
[edit]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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| Code | Subdivision name (en) |
|---|---|
| GH-AF | Ahafo |
| GH-AH | Ashanti |
| GH-BO | Bono |
| GH-BE | Bono East |
| GH-CP | Central |
| GH-EP | Eastern |
| GH-AA | Greater Accra |
| GH-NE | North East |
| GH-NP | Northern |
| GH-OT | Oti |
| GH-SV | Savannah |
| GH-UE | Upper East |
| GH-UW | Upper West |
| GH-TV | Volta |
| GH-WP | Western |
| GH-WN | Western North |
Former codes
[edit]| Code | Subdivision name (en) |
|---|---|
| GH-BA | Brong-Ahafo |
Changes
[edit]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) |
|---|---|
| 2019-11-22 | Deletion of region GH-BA; Addition of regions GH-AF, GH-BE, GH-BO, GH-NE, GH-OT, GH-SV, GH-WN; Update List Source |
| 2015-11-27 | Update List Source |
| 2014-11-03 | Update List Source |
See also
[edit]- Subdivisions of Ghana
- FIPS region codes of Ghana
- Neighbouring countries: BF, CI, TG
External links
[edit]- ISO Online Browsing Platform: GH
- Regions of Ghana, Statoids.com