ISO 3166-2:UG is the entry for Uganda 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 Uganda, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for four geographical regions, 134 districts and one city (the capital of the country, Kampala).
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Uganda. The second part is either of the following: one letter: geographical regions three digits: districts and city
For the districts, the first digit indicates the geographical region where the district is in: 1: Central 2: Eastern 3: Northern 4: Western
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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Geographical regions Code Subdivision name (en) Central Eastern Northern Western
Districts and cities Code Subdivision name (en) Subdivision category In geographical region Abim district Adjumani district Agago district Alebtong district Amolatar district Amudat district Amuria district Amuru district Apac district Arua district Budaka district Bududa district Bugiri district Bugweri district Buhweju district Buikwe district Bukedea district Bukomansibi district Bukwo district Bulambuli district Buliisa district Bundibugyo district Bunyangabu district Bushenyi district Busia district Butaleja district Butambala district Butebo district Buvuma district Buyende district Dokolo district Gomba district Gulu district Hoima district Ibanda district Iganga district Isingiro district Jinja district Kaabong district Kabale district Kabarole district Kaberamaido district Kagadi district Kakumiro district Kalaki district Kalangala district Kaliro district Kalungu district Kampala city Kamuli district Kamwenge district Kanungu district Kapchorwa district Kapelebyong district Karenga district Kasanda district Kasese district Katakwi district Kayunga district Kazo district Kibaale district Kiboga district Kibuku district Kikuube district Kiruhura district Kiryandongo district Kisoro district Kitagwenda district Kitgum district Koboko district Kole district Kotido district Kumi district Kwania district Kween district Kyankwanzi district Kyegegwa district Kyenjojo district Kyotera district Lamwo district Lira district Luuka district Luwero district Lwengo district Lyantonde district Madi-Okollo district Manafwa district Maracha district Masaka district Masindi district Mayuge district Mbale district Mbarara district Mitooma district Mityana district Moroto district Moyo district Mpigi district Mubende district Mukono district Nabilatuk district Nakapiripirit district Nakaseke district Nakasongola district Namayingo district Namisindwa district Namutumba district Napak district Nebbi district Ngora district Ntoroko district Ntungamo district Nwoya district Obongi district Omoro district Otuke district Oyam district Pader district Pakwach district Pallisa district Rakai district Rubanda district Rubirizi district Rukiga district Rukungiri district Rwampara district Sembabule district Serere district Sheema district Sironko district Soroti district Tororo district Wakiso district Yumbe district Zombo district
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 Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Addition of 6 new districts Subdivisions added: Adjumani Bugiri Busia Katakwi Nakasongola Sembabule Addition of 11 new districts. List source updated. Code source updated Subdivisions added: Kaberamaido Kamwenge Kanungu Kayunga Kyenjojo Mayuge Nakapiripirit Pader Sironko Wakiso Yumbe Codes: format changed (see below) Addition of administrative divisions and their codes Subdivisions added: Abim Amolatar Amuria Amuru Budaka Bukwo Bulisa Butaleja Dokolo Ibanda Isingiro Kaabong Kaliro Kiruhura Koboko Manafwa Maracha Mityana Nakaseke Namutumba Oyam (corrected ) Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, administrative update, alphabetical re-ordering Subdivisions added: Bududa Bukedea Lyantonde Online BrowsingPlatform (OBP) 2014-11-03 Add 32 districts UG-117 to UG- 124, UG-225 to UG-232, UG-322 to UG-331 and UG-420 to UG-425; change subdivision category from district to city for UG-102 (TBD) 2016-11-15 Update Code Source; update List Source; change of parent subdivision of UG-325; deletion of asterisks from districts; change of subdivision code from UG-114 to UG-115, UG-115 to UG-116, UG-116 to UG-114, UG-218 to UG-220, UG-219 to UG-221, UG-220 to UG-222, UG-221 to UG-223, UG-222 to UG-224, UG-223 to UG-218, UG-224 to UG-219, UG-314 to UG-315, UG-315 to UG-318, UG-316 to UG-319, UG-317 to UG-314, UG-318 to UG-317, UG-319 to UG-316, UG-325 to UG-420, UG-326 to UG-325, UG-327 to UG-326, UG-328 to UG-327, UG-329 to UG-328, UG-330 to UG-329, UG-331 to UG-330, UG-416 to UG-417, UG-417 to UG-418, UG-418 to UG-419, UG-419 to UG-416, UG-420 to UG-421, UG-421 to UG-422, UG-422 to UG-423, UG-423 to UG-424, UG-424 to UG-425, UG-425 to UG-426 (TBD) 2017-11-23 Addition of districts UG-125, UG-233, UG-234, UG-331, UG-332, UG-427, UG-428, UG-429, UG-430, UG-431; update List Source (TBD) 2018-11-26 Addition of districts UG-126, UG-235, UG-236, UG-333, UG-334, UG-432; Update List Source (TBD) 2020-11-24 Addition of district UG-237, UG-335, UG-336, UG-337, UG-433, UG-434, UG-435; Change of spelling of UG-220; Removal of an asterisk from UG-125, UG-126, UG-233, UG-234, UG-235, UG-236, UG-331, UG-332, UG-333, UG-334, UG-427, UG-428, UG-429, UG-430, UG-431, UG-432 (TBD)
Codes changed in Newsletter I-5 Before After Subdivision name Adjumani Apac Arua Bugiri Bundibugyo Bushenyi Busia Gulu Hoima Iganga Jinja Kabale Kabarole Kalangala Kampala Kamuli Kapchorwa Kasese Katakwi Kibaale Kiboga Kisoro Kitgum Kotido Kumi Lira Luwero Masaka Masindi Mbale Mbarara Moroto Moyo Mpigi Mubende Mukono Nakasongola Nebbi Ntungamo Pallisa Rakai Rukungiri Sembabule Soroti Tororo
See also Subdivisions of Uganda FIPS region codes of Uganda Neighbouring countries: CD, KE, RW, SS, TZ
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: UG Districts of Uganda, Statoids.com Evolution of Uganda's districts, The Independent