ISO 3166-2:PL is the entry for Poland 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 Poland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 16 voivodeships.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is PL, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Poland. The second part is two digits.
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Subdivision names are sorted in Polish alphabetical order: a, ą, b-c, ć, d-e, ę, f-l, ł, m-n, ń, o, ó, p-s, ś, t-z, ź, ż.
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| Code | Subdivision name (pl) | Subdivision name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| PL-02 | Dolnośląskie | Lower Silesia |
| PL-04 | Kujawsko-Pomorskie | Kuyavia-Pomerania |
| PL-06 | Lubelskie | Lublin |
| PL-08 | Lubuskie | Lubusz |
| PL-10 | Łódzkie | Łódź |
| PL-12 | Małopolskie | Lesser Poland |
| PL-14 | Mazowieckie | Mazovia |
| PL-16 | Opolskie | Upper Silesia |
| PL-18 | Podkarpackie | Subcarpathia |
| PL-20 | Podlaskie | Podlaskie |
| PL-22 | Pomorskie | Pomerania |
| PL-24 | Śląskie | Silesia |
| PL-26 | Świętokrzyskie | Holy Cross |
| PL-28 | Warmińsko-Mazurskie | Warmia-Masuria |
| PL-30 | Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland |
| PL-32 | Zachodniopomorskie | West Pomerania |
- Notes
- ↑ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-1 | 2000-06-21 | Introduction of a completely new subdivision layout | Subdivision layout: 49 provinces (see below) → 16 provinces |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) |
Alphabetical re-ordering and source list update. | |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2018-11-26 | Change of category name from province to voivodship in eng and from région to voïvodie in fra; Change of subdivision code from PL-DS to PL-02, PL-KP to PL-04, PL-LB to PL-08, PL-LD to PL-10, PL-LU to PL-06, PL-MA to PL-12, PL-MZ to PL-14, PL-OP to PL-16, PL-PD to PL-20, PL-PK to PL-18, PL-PM to PL-22, PL-SK to PL-26, PL-SL to PL-24, PL-WN to PL-28, PL-WP to PL-30 and PL-ZP to PL-32; Update List Source; Update Code Source | Category change: province → voivodship Code changes: DS → 02 KP → 04 LB → 08 LD → 10 LU → 06 MA → 12 MZ → 14 OP → 16 PD → 20 PK → 18 PM → 22 SK → 26 SL → 24 WN → 28 WP → 30 ZP → 32 |
| 2023-11-23 | Change of spelling of PL-04, PL-28; Update Code Source and List Source | Name changes: 04 Kujawsko-pomorskie → Kujawsko-Pomorskie 28 Warmińsko-mazurskie → Warmińsko-Mazurskie |
Codes before Newsletter I-1
| Former code | Subdivision name (pl) |
|---|---|
| PL-BP | Biała Podlaska |
| PL-BK | Białystok |
| PL-BB | Bielsko-Biała |
| PL-BY | Bydgoszcz |
| PL-CH | Chełm |
| PL-CI | Ciechanów |
| PL-CZ | Częstochowa |
| PL-EL | Elbląg |
| PL-GD | Gdańsk |
| PL-GO | Gorzów |
| PL-JG | Jelenia Góra |
| PL-KL | Kalisz |
| PL-KA | Katowice |
| PL-KI | Kielce |
| PL-KN | Konin |
| PL-KO | Koszalin |
| PL-KR | Kraków |
| PL-KS | Krosno |
| PL-LG | Legnica |
| PL-LE | Leszno |
| PL-LU | Lublin |
| PL-LO | Łomża |
| PL-LD | Łódź |
| PL-NS | Nowy Sącz |
| PL-OL | Olsztyn |
| PL-OP | Opole |
| PL-OS | Ostrołęka |
| PL-PI | Piła |
| PL-PT | Piotrków |
| PL-PL | Płock |
| PL-PO | Poznań |
| PL-PR | Przemyśl |
| PL-RA | Radom |
| PL-RZ | Rzeszów |
| PL-SE | Siedlce |
| PL-SI | Sieradz |
| PL-SK | Skierniewice |
| PL-SL | Słupsk |
| PL-SU | Suwałki |
| PL-SZ | Szczecin |
| PL-TG | Tarnobrzeg |
| PL-TA | Tarnów |
| PL-TO | Toruń |
| PL-WB | Wałbrzych |
| PL-WA | Warszawa |
| PL-WL | Włocławek |
| PL-WR | Wrocław |
| PL-ZA | Zamość |
| PL-ZG | Zielona Góra |
Codes before 2018-11-26 update
| Former code | Subdivision name (pl) |
|---|---|
| PL-DS | Dolnośląskie |
| PL-KP | Kujawsko-pomorskie |
| PL-LU | Lubelskie |
| PL-LB | Lubuskie |
| PL-LD | Łódzkie |
| PL-MA | Małopolskie |
| PL-MZ | Mazowieckie |
| PL-OP | Opolskie |
| PL-PK | Podkarpackie |
| PL-PD | Podlaskie |
| PL-PM | Pomorskie |
| PL-SL | Śląskie |
| PL-SK | Świętokrzyskie |
| PL-WN | Warmińsko-mazurskie |
| PL-WP | Wielkopolskie |
| PL-ZP | Zachodniopomorskie |
See also
- Subdivisions of Poland
- FIPS region codes of Poland
- NUTS codes of Poland
- Neighbouring countries: BY, CZ, DE, LT, RU, SK, UA
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: PL
- Voivodships of Poland, Statoids.com