ISO 3166-2:KH
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ISO 3166-2:KH is the entry for Cambodia
Cambodia
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 in ISO 3166-2
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, part of the ISO 3166
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s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
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s or states) of all countries
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 coded in ISO 3166-1
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.

Currently for Cambodia, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 4 autonomous municipalities and 20 provinces.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KH, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
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 code of Cambodia. The second part is a number:
  • 1–21: autonomous municipalities and provinces as of late 1980s
  • 22–24: autonomous municipalities and province created since the 1990s

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 Subdivision category
KH-23 Krong Kaeb [Krŏng Kêb] autonomous municipality
KH-24 Krong Pailin [Krŏng Pailĭn] autonomous municipality
KH-18 Krong Preah Sihanouk [Krŏng Preăh Sihanouk] autonomous municipality
KH-12 Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh
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 [Phnum Pénh]
autonomous municipality
Baat Dambang [Bătdâmbâng] province
Banteay Mean Chey [Bântéay Méanchey] province
Kampong Chaam [Kâmpóng Cham] province
Kampong Chhnang [Kâmpóng Chhnăng] province
Kampong Spueu [Kâmpóng Spoe] province
Kampong Thum [Kâmpóng Thum] province
Kampot [Kâmpôt] province
Kandaal [Kândal] province
Kaoh Kong [Kaôh Kŏng] province
KH-10 Kracheh [Krâchéh] province
KH-11 Mondol Kiri [Môndól Kiri] province
KH-22 Otdar Mean Chey [Ŏtdâr Méanchey] province
KH-15 Pousaat [Poŭthĭsăt] province
KH-13 Preah Vihear [Preăh Vihéar] province
KH-14 Prey Veaeng [Prey Vêng] province
KH-16 Rotanak Kiri [Rôtânôkiri] province
KH-17 Siem Reab [Siĕmréab] province
KH-19 Stueng Traeng [Stœ̆ng Trêng] province
KH-20 Svaay Rieng [Svay Riĕng] province
KH-21 Taakaev [Takêv] province

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 Code/Subdivision change
Addition of one autonomous municipality Subdivisions added:
KH-24 Krong Pailin

See also

  • Subdivisions of Cambodia
  • FIPS region codes of Cambodia

External links

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