ISO 3166-2:PE
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 1 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 PE, 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:
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| Code | Subdivision name (es) |
Subdivision name (qu) | Subdivision name (ay) | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE-AMA | Amazonas | Amarumayu | Amasunu | region |
| PE-ANC | Ancash | Anqash | Ankashu | region |
| PE-APU | Apurímac | Apurimaq | Apurimaq | region |
| PE-ARE | Arequipa | Ariqipa | Arikipa | region |
| PE-AYA | Ayacucho | Ayakuchu | Ayaquchu | region |
| PE-CAJ | Cajamarca | Kashamarka | Qajamarka | region |
| PE-CUS | Cusco (local variant: Cuzco) | Qusqu | Kusku | region |
| PE-CAL | El Callao | Qallaw | Kallao | region |
| PE-HUV | Huancavelica | Wankawillka | Wankawelika | region |
| PE-HUC | Huánuco | Wanuku | Wanuku | region |
| PE-ICA | Ica | Ika | Ika | region |
| PE-JUN | Junín | Hunin | Junin | region |
| PE-LAL | La Libertad | Qispi kay | La Libertad | region |
| PE-LAM | Lambayeque | Lampalliqi | Lambayeque | region |
| PE-LIM | Lima | Lima | Lima | region |
| PE-LOR | Loreto | Luritu | Luritu | region |
| PE-MDD | Madre de Dios | Mayutata | Madre de Dios | region |
| PE-MOQ | Moquegua | Muqiwa | Moqwegwa | region |
| PE-LMA | Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima | Lima llaqta suyu | Lima hatun llaqta | municipality |
| PE-PAS | Pasco | Pasqu | Pasqu | region |
| PE-PIU | Piura | Piwra | Piura | region |
| PE-PUN | Puno | Punu | Puno | region |
| PE-SAM | San Martín | San Martin | San Martín | region |
| PE-TAC | Tacna | Taqna | Takna | region |
| PE-TUM | Tumbes | Tumpis | Tumbes | region |
| PE-UCA | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and languages and update of the list source | Subdivision added: PE-LMA Municipalidad Metropolitana de Lima |
| Online Browsing 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