ISO 3166-2:KZ is the entry for Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 3 cities and 17 regions. The cities Almaty and Astana are the former and current capitals of the country respectively and have special status equal to the regions.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is KZ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kazakhstan. The second part is two digits.
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 (kk) (BGN/PCGN 1979) |
Subdivision name (ru) | Subdivision name (en)[note 1] | Subdivision category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (BGN/PCGN 1947) | (GOST 1983 = UN V/18 1987) | ||||
| KZ-10 | Abay oblysy | Abayskaya oblast' | Abajskaja oblast' | Abai | region |
| KZ-75 | Almaty | Almaty | Almaty | Almaty | city |
| KZ-19 | Almaty oblysy | Almatinskaya oblast' | Almatinskaja oblast' | Almaty Region | region |
| KZ-11 | Aqmola oblysy | Akmolinskaya oblast' | Akmolinskaja oblast' | Akmola | region |
| KZ-15 | Aqtöbe oblysy | Aktyubinskaya oblast' | Aktjubinskaja oblast' | Aktobe | region |
| KZ-71 | Astana | Astana | Astana | Astana | city |
| KZ-23 | Atyraū oblysy | Atyrauskaya oblast' | Atyrauskaja oblast' | Atyrau | region |
| KZ-27 | Batys Qazaqstan oblysy | Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Zapadno-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | West Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-47 | Mangghystaū oblysy | Mangistauskaya oblast' | Mangystauskaja oblast' | Mangystau | region |
| KZ-55 | Pavlodar oblysy | Pavlodarskaya oblast' | Pavlodarskaja oblast' | Pavlodar | region |
| KZ-35 | Qaraghandy oblysy | Karagandinskaya oblast' | Karagandinskaja oblast' | Karaganda | region |
| KZ-39 | Qostanay oblysy | Kostanayskaya oblast' | Kostanajskaja oblast' | Kostanay | region |
| KZ-43 | Qyzylorda oblysy | Kyzylordinskaya oblast' | Kyzylordinskaja oblast' | Kyzylorda | region |
| KZ-63 | Shyghys Qazaqstan oblysy | Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Vostočno-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | East Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-79 | Shymkent | Shymkent | Šimkent | Shymkent | city |
| KZ-59 | Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblysy | Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast' | Severo-Kazahstanskaja oblast' | North Kazakhstan | region |
| KZ-61 | Türkistan oblysy | Turkestankaya oblast' | Turkestanskaja oblast' | Turkistan | region |
| KZ-62 | Ulytaū oblysy | Ulytauskaya oblast' | Ulytauskaja oblast' | Ulytau | region |
| KZ-31 | Zhambyl oblysy | Zhambylskaya oblast' | Žambylskaja oblast' | Jambyl | region |
| KZ-33 | Zhetisū oblysy | Zhetysuskaya oblast' | Žetysuskaja oblast' | Jetisu | region |
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 | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-15 | Addition of city KZ-BAY; update List Source. | Subdivisions added: KZ-BAY |
| 2018-11-26 | Correction of the romanization system label; Addition of city KZ-SHY; Change of subdivision name of KZ-YUZ; Update List Source | Subdivision added: KZ-SHY Name change: KZ-YUZ Ongtüstik Qazaqstan oblysy (kk), Yuzhno-Kazakhstankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Južno-Kazahstankaja oblast' (ru GOST) → Türkistan oblysy (kk), Turkestankaya oblast' (ru BGN/PCGN), Turkestanskaja oblast' (ru GOST) |
| 2020-11-24 | Deletion of city KZ-BAY; Change of subdivision name of KZ‐AST; Correction of the Code Source; Update List Source | Subdivision deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr Name change: KZ-AST Astana → Nur-Sultan |
| 2022-11-29 | Change of subdivision code from KZ-ALA to KZ-75, KZ-AST to KZ-71, KZ-SHY to KZ-79, KZ-ALM to KZ-19, KZ-AKM to KZ-11, KZ-AKT to KZ-15, KZ-ATY to KZ-23, KZ-VOS to KZ-63, KZ-MAN to KZ-47, KZ-SEV to KZ-59, KZ-YUZ to KZ-61, KZ-PAV to KZ-55, KZ-KAR to KZ-35, KZ-KUS to KZ-39, KZ-KZY to KZ-43, KZ-ZAP to KZ-27, KZ-ZHA to KZ-31; Addition of region KZ-10, KZ-33, KZ-62; Change of subdivision name for KZ-71 in kaz and rus; Update List Source; Update Code Source |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-2 | 2002-05-21 | Addition of one city. Nine name spellings corrected. List source updated | Subdivisions added: KZ-AST Astana |
| Newsletter I-3 | 2002-08-20 | Error correction: Various spelling corrections | |
| Newsletter I-4 | 2002-12-10 | Removal of one city from the list (Bayqongyr) | Subdivisions deleted: KZ-BAY Bayqongyr |