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.
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 , 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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Code Subdivision name (lo)( 1965) Subdivision name (lo) Local variant Subdivision category Attapu ອັດຕະປື Attapeu province Bokèo ບໍ່ແກ້ວ province Bolikhamxai ບໍລິຄໍາໄຊ Borikhamxay province Champasak ຈຳປາສັກ Champasack province Houaphan ຫົວພັນ Huaphanh province Khammouan ຄໍາມ່ວນ Khammuane province Louang Namtha ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ Luangnamtha province Louangphabang ຫລວງພະບາງ Luangprabang province Oudômxai ອຸດົມໄຊ Oudomxay province Phôngsali ຜົ້ງສາລີ Phongsaly province Salavan ສາລະວັນ Saravane province Savannakhét ສະຫວັນນະເຂດ Savannakhet province Viangchan ວຽງຈັນ Vientiane province Viangchan ວຽງຈັນ Vientiane prefecture Xaignabouli ໄຊຍະບູລີ Xayabury province Xaisômboun ໄຊສົມບູນ Xaysomboon province ເຊກອງ Sekong province Xiangkhouang ຊຽງຂວາງ Xiengkhuang province Notes
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 One new province added. One new reference for the list source. One code source cancelled. Information on romanization system updated. Origin of names in brackets given Subdivisions added: Xaisômboun Error correction: Generic name of one subdivision changed to "special zone"
See also Subdivisions of Laos FIPS region codes of Laos Neighbouring countries: CN, KH, MM, TH, VN
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: LA Provinces of Laos, Statoids.com