ISO 3166-2:JO is the entry forJordan 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 Jordan, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for12 governorates.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isJO, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Jordan. The second part is two letters.
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 (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) | Local variant | Subdivision name (ar)[1] | Subdivision name (en)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO-AJ | ‘Ajlūn | عجلون | Ajloun | |
| JO-AQ | Al ‘Aqabah | Aqaba | العقبة | Aqaba |
| JO-AM | Al ‘A̅şimah | ‘Ammān | العاصمة | Amman |
| JO-BA | Al Balqā’ | البلقاء | Balqa | |
| JO-KA | Al Karak | الكرك | Karak | |
| JO-MA | Al Mafraq | المفرق | Mafraq | |
| JO-AT | Aţ Ţafīlah | الطفيلة | Tafilah | |
| JO-AZ | Az Zarqā’ | الزرقاء | Zarqa | |
| JO-IR | Irbid | إربد | Irbid | |
| JO-JA | Jarash | جرش | Jerash | |
| JO-MN | Ma‘ān | معان | Ma'an | |
| JO-MD | Mādabā | مادبا | Madaba |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Alphabetical re-ordering, administrative names precision and evolution and source list update. |