ISO 3166-2:CN is the entry for China 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 China, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for the following province-level subdivisions:

23 provinces four direct-administered municipalities five autonomous regions two special administrative regions

The full name of China in ISO 3166 is the People's Republic of China (PRC). Yet China is de facto divided into the PRC and the Republic of China (Taiwan) with limited recognition. Taiwan, which consists of the namesake island and the Penghu Islands, is included as a province of China because of its political status within the United Nations, as even though it is de facto under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China ("China"), the United Nations considers Taiwan as part of "China". In addition, Kinmen and the Matsu Islands in the fractured Fuchien (Fujian) Province are also governed by the ROC.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of China. The second part is a two-letter alphabetic code specified by Guobiao GB/T 2260 (first published in 1991, prior to ISO 3166-2, first published in 1998).

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 Subdivisionname (zh)Name is in Pinyin Chinese (zh) except where noted.(National 1958 =ISO 7098:2015 =UN III/8 1977) Subdivisionname (zh)For reference only, Chinese name in Pinyin Chinese with diacritics not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard. Subdivision Subdivision Subdivision category Anhui Sheng Ānhuī Shěng Anhui province Beijing Shi Běijīng Shì Beijing municipality Chongqing Shi Chóngqìng Shì Chongqing municipality Fujian Sheng Fújiàn Shěng Fujian province Gansu Sheng Gānsù Shěng Gansu province Guangdong Sheng Guǎngdōng Shěng Guangdong province Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Guǎngxī Zhuàngzú Zìzhìqū Guangxi autonomous region Guizhou Sheng Guìzhōu Shěng Guizhou province Hainan Sheng Hǎinán Shěng Hainan province Hebei Sheng Héběi Shěng Hebei province Heilongjiang Sheng Hēilóngjiāng Shěng Heilongjiang province Henan Sheng Hénán Shěng Henan province Hong Kong SAR (en) Hong Kong special administrative region Hubei Sheng Húběi Shěng Hubei province Hunan Sheng Húnán Shěng Hunan province Jiangsu Sheng Jiāngsū Shěng Jiangsu province Jiangxi Sheng Jiāngxī Shěng Jiangxi province Jilin Sheng Jílín Shěng Jilin province Liaoning Sheng Liáoníng Shěng Liaoning province Macao SAR (en)Macau SAR (pt)Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu Àomén Tèbiéxíngzhèngqū Macao special administrative region Nei Mongol Zizhiqu Nèi Ménggǔ Zìzhìqū Inner Mongolia autonomous region Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu Níngxià Huízú Zìzhìqū Ningxia autonomous region Qinghai Sheng Qīnghǎi Shěng Qinghai province Shaanxi Sheng Shǎnxī Shěng Shaanxi province Shandong Sheng Shāndōng Shěng Shandong province Shanghai Shi Shànghǎi Shì Shanghai municipality Shanxi Sheng Shānxī Shěng Shanxi province Sichuan Sheng Sìchuān Shěng Sichuan province Taiwan Sheng Táiwān Shěng Taiwan province Tianjin Shi Tiānjīn Shì Tianjin municipality Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Xīnjiāng Wéiwú'ěr Zìzhìqū Xinjiang autonomous region Xizang Zizhiqu Xīzàng Zìzhìqū Tibet autonomous region Yunnan Sheng Yúnnán Shěng Yunnan province Zhejiang Sheng Zhèjiāng Shěng Zhejiang province Notes

Subdivisions included in ISO 3166-1 Besides being included as subdivisions of China in ISO 3166-2, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao are also officially assigned their own country codes in ISO 3166-1.

Code Entity Subdivision name(claimed by China) ISO 3166-1 name ISO 3166-2 code Hong Kong SAR (en)Xianggang Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) Hong Kong Macao SAR (en)Macau SAR (pt)Aomen Tebiexingzhengqu (zh) Macao Taiwan Sheng (zh) Taiwan, Province of China

Changes The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO in 1998:

Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change Addition of one new entity. Precise specification and correction of Pinyin names. List source updated Subdivisions added: Macau Deletion of one name form in CN-15

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) Code/Subdivision change Change of subdivision codeschange of subdivision name of CN-NM, CN-GX, CN-XZ, CN-NX, CN-XJ, CN-BJ, CN-TJ, CN-SH, CN-CQ, CN-HE, CN-SX, CN-LN, CN-JL, CN-HL CN-JS, CN-ZJ, CN-AH, CN-FJ, CN-JX, CN-SD, CN-HA, CN-HB, CN-HN, CN-GD, CN-HI, CN-SC, CN-GZ, CN-YN, CN-SN, CN-GS, CN-QH, CN-TW, CN-HK, CN-MOaddition of remark in parentheses to subdivision name for CN-HK, CN-MO in Englishaddition of region CN-MO in Portugueseupdate code sourceupdate list source Change of subdivision code: → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → 2018-11-26 Correction of the romanization system label 2019-11-22 Change language from mon to zho for CN-NM 2021-11-25 Change of spelling of CN-NX; Update List Source

See also Administrative divisions of China FIPS region codes of China Neighbouring countries: (HK, MO,) AF, BT, IN, KG, KP, KZ, LA, MM, MN, NP, PK, RU, TJ, VN

References

External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: CN Provinces of China, Statoids.com