ISO 3166-2:PE is the entry for Peru 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 Peru, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 25 regions and one municipality. The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima contains the capital of the country Lima and has special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Peru. The second part is three letters.
Current codes 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: (es): Spanish (qu): Quechua (ay): Aymara
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Code Subdivision name(es) Subdivision name (qu) Subdivision name (ay) Subdivision category Amazonas Amarumayu Amasunu region Ancash Anqash Ankashu region Apurímac Apurimaq Apurimaq region Arequipa Ariqipa Arikipa region Ayacucho Ayakuchu Ayaquchu region Cajamarca Kashamarka Qajamarka region Cusco (local variant: Cuzco) Qusqu Kusku region El Callao Qallaw Kallao region Huancavelica Wankawillka Wankawelika region Huánuco Wanuku Wanuku region Ica Ika Ika region Junín Hunin Junin region La Libertad Qispi kay La Libertad region Lambayeque Lampalliqi Lambayeque region Lima Lima Lima region Loreto Luritu Luritu region Madre de Dios Mayutata Madre de Dios region Moquegua Muqiwa Moqwegwa region Lima llaqta suyu Lima hatun llaqta municipality Pasco Pasqu Pasqu region Piura Piwra Piura region Puno Punu Puno region San Martín San Martin San Martín region Tacna Taqna Takna region Tumbes Tumpis Tumbes region Ucayali Ukayali Ukayali region
Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
Newsletter/OBP Date issued Description of change Code/Subdivision change Update of the administrative structure and languages and update of the list source Subdivision added: Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima Platform (OBP) 2014-11-03 Change Subdivision categories from department and constitutional province to region; update List Source
See also Subdivisions of Peru FIPS region codes of Peru Neighbouring countries: BO, BR, CL, CO, EC
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: PE Regions of Peru, Statoids.com