ISO 3166-2:NI is the entry for Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 15 departments and two autonomous regions.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Nicaragua. 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 (es) Subdivision name (en)For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision category Boaco Boaco department Carazo Carazo department Chinandega Chinandega department Chontales Chontales department Costa Caribe Norte North Caribbean Coast autonomous region Costa Caribe Sur South Caribbean Coast autonomous region Estelí Estelí department Granada Granada department Jinotega Jinotega department León León department Madriz Madriz department Managua Managua department Masaya Masaya department Matagalpa Matagalpa department Nueva Segovia New Segovia department Río San Juan Saint John River department Rivas Rivas department Notes
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.
Source Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Deletion of one department. Addition of two autonomous regions. New list source Subdivisions added: Atlántico Norte Atlántico Sur Subdivisions deleted: Zelaya Online Browsing Platform (OBP) Change of subdivision name of NI-AN, NI-AS; update List Source Name change: Atlántico Norte → Costa Caribe Norte Atlántico Sur → Costa Caribe Sur
See also Subdivisions of Nicaragua FIPS region codes of Nicaragua Neighbouring countries: CR, HN
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: NI Departments of Nicaragua, Statoids.com