ISO 3166-2:KR is the entry for South Korea (officially the Republic of Korea) 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 South Korea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 special city, 6 metropolitan cities, 7 provinces, 2 special self-governing provinces, and 1 special self-governing city. All of them are province-level subdivisions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KR, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of South Korea. The second part is two digits:
- 11: special city
- 26–31: metropolitan cities
- 41–48: provinces
- 49: special self-governing province
- 50: special self-governing city
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 (en) [note 1] | Subdivision name (ko) (National 2000) | Local variant | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR-26 | Busan | Busan-gwangyeoksi | Busan | metropolitan city |
| KR-27 | Daegu | Daegu-gwangyeoksi | Daegu | metropolitan city |
| KR-30 | Daejeon | Daejeon-gwangyeoksi | Daejeon | metropolitan city |
| KR-42 | Gangwon | Gangwon-teukbyeoljachido | Gangwon | special self-governing province |
| KR-29 | Gwangju | Gwangju-gwangyeoksi | Gwangju | metropolitan city |
| KR-41 | Gyeonggi | Gyeonggi-do | Gyeonggi | province |
| KR-28 | Incheon | Incheon-gwangyeoksi | Incheon | metropolitan city |
| KR-49 | Jeju | Jeju-teukbyeoljachido | Jeju | special self-governing province |
| KR-43 | North Chungcheong | Chungcheongbuk-do | Chungbuk | province |
| KR-47 | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongsangbuk-do | Gyeongbuk | province |
| KR-45 | North Jeolla | Jeollabuk-do | Jeonbuk | province |
| KR-50 | Sejong | Sejong | special self-governing city | |
| KR-11 | Seoul | Seoul-teukbyeolsi | Seoul | special city |
| KR-44 | South Chungcheong | Chungcheongnam-do | Chungnam | province |
| KR-48 | South Gyeongsang | Gyeongsangnam-do | Gyeongnam | province |
| KR-46 | South Jeolla | Jeollanam-do | Jeonnam | province |
| KR-31 | Ulsan | Ulsan-gwangyeoksi | Ulsan | metropolitan city |
- Notes
- ↑ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-1 | 2000-06-21 | Correction of 1 spelling mistake. Update of the source information |
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) |
|---|---|
| 2023-11-23 | Change of category name from province to special self-governing province for KR-42; Update List Source |
See also
- Subdivisions of South Korea
- FIPS region codes of South Korea
- Neighbouring country: KP
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: KR
- Provinces of South Korea, Statoids.com