ISO 3166-2:OM is the entry forOman 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 Oman, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for11 governorates. In 2011, the following subdivision changes took place:
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isOM, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Oman. 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).
| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) | Local variant | Subdivision name (ar)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en)[note 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM-DA | Ad Dākhilīyah | الداخلية | Interior | |
| OM-BU | Al Buraymī | ٱلْبُرَيْمِي | Buraymi | |
| OM-WU | Al Wusţá | ٱلْوُسْطَى | Central | |
| OM-ZA | Az̧ Z̧āhirah | الظاهرة | Dhahira | |
| OM-BJ | Janūb al Bāţinah | جنوب الباطنة | South Batina | |
| OM-SJ | Janūb ash Sharqīyah | جَنُوب ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة | Southeastern | |
| OM-MA | Masqaţ | Muscat | مسقط | Muscat |
| OM-MU | Musandam | مُسَنْدَم | Musandam | |
| OM-BS | Shamāl al Bāţinah | شمال الباطنة | North Batina | |
| OM-SS | Shamāl ash Sharqīyah | شَمَال ٱلشَّرْقِيَّة | Northeastern | |
| OM-ZU | Z̧ufār | Dhofar | ظُفَّار | Dhofar |
The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter II-2 | 2010-06-30 | Update of the administrative structure and of the list source | Subdivisions added: OM-BUAl Buraymī Codes: OM-JA Al Janūbīyah →OM-ZUZ̧ufār |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2015-11-27 | Change of subdivision category from region to governate for OM-BA, OM-DA, OM-SH, OM-WU, OM-ZA; change of subdivision code from OM-BA to OM-BJ, from OM-SH to OM-SJ; change of spelling of OM-BJ, OM-SJ; addition of governorates OM-BS, OM-SS; addition of local variations of OM-MA, OM-ZU; update List Source | (TBD) |