ISO 3166-2:CU is the entry forCuba inISO 3166-2, part of theISO 3166standard published by theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), which definescodes for the names of the principalsubdivisions (e.g.,provinces orstates) of allcountries coded inISO 3166-1.
Currently for Cuba, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for15 provinces and one special municipality. The special municipality,Isla de la Juventud, is not part of any province and administered directly by the central government.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isCU, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Cuba. The second part is two digits:
The codeCU-02 was assigned toLa Habana Province as it existed from 1976 through 2010; it was split intoArtemisa andMayabeque as of January 1, 2011. The codes for the original 14 provinces were assigned roughly from west to east.
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 (es) | Subdivision name (en)[1] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| CU-15 | Artemisa | Artemisa | province |
| CU-09 | Camagüey | Camaguey | province |
| CU-08 | Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Avila | province |
| CU-06 | Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | province |
| CU-12 | Granma | Granma | province |
| CU-14 | Guantánamo | Guantanamo | province |
| CU-11 | Holguín | Holguin | province |
| CU-03 | La Habana† | Havana | province |
| CU-10 | Las Tunas | Las Tunas | province |
| CU-04 | Matanzas | Matanzas | province |
| CU-16 | Mayabeque | Mayabeque | province |
| CU-01 | Pinar del Río | Pinar del Rio | province |
| CU-07 | Sancti Spíritus | Holy Spirit | province |
| CU-13 | Santiago de Cuba | Santiago | province |
| CU-05 | Villa Clara | Clara City | province |
| CU-99 | Isla de la Juventud | Isle of Youth | special municipality |
† Known as Ciudad de La Habana Province from 1976 through 2010
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) |
|---|---|
| 2014-10-29 | Add 2 provinces CU-15 and CU-16; delete CU-02; change name of CU-03; update List Source |
| 2015-11-27 | Update List Source |