ISO 3166-2:MW is the entry for Malawi 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 Malawi, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions: three regions 28 districts
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part is , the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Malawi. The second part is either of the following: one letter: regions two letters: districts
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: (en): English (ny): Chichewa
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Regions Code Subdivision name (ny) Subdivision name (en) Chakumpoto Northern Region Chakumwera Southern Region Chapakati Central Region Districts Code Subdivision name (ny, en) In region Balaka Blantyre Chikwawa Chiradzulu Chitipa Dedza Dowa Karonga Kasungu Likoma Lilongwe Machinga Mangochi Mchinji Mulanje Mwanza Mzimba Neno Nkhata Bay Nkhotakota Nsanje Ntcheu Ntchisi Phalombe Rumphi Salima Thyolo Zomba
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 three districts. List source updated Subdivisions added: Balaka Likoma Island Phalombe Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, addition of names in administrative languages, typographical error correction, update of the administrative structure and of the list source Subdivisions added: Neno
See also Subdivisions of Malawi FIPS region codes of Malawi Neighbouring countries: MZ, TZ, ZM
External links ISO Online Browsing Platform: MW Districts of Malawi, Statoids.com