ISO 3166-2:KW is the entry forKuwait 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 Kuwait, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forsix governorates.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isKW, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Kuwait. 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)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en)[note 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW-AH | Al Aḩmadī | الأحمدي | Ahmadi | |
| KW-FA | Al Farwānīyah | الفروانية | Farwaniya | |
| KW-JA | Al Jahrā’ | الجهراء | Jahra | |
| KW-KU | Al ‘Āşimah | Al Kuwayt | العاصمة | Capital |
| KW-HA | Ḩawallī | حولي | Hawalli | |
| KW-MU | Mubārak al Kabīr | مبارك الكبير | Mubarak Al-Kabeer |
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:
| Edition/Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 3166-2:2007 | 2007-12-13 | Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (this change was not announced in a newsletter)[1] | Subdivisions added: KW-MUMubārak al Kabīr |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Administrative name update and list source update. |