ISO 3166-2:PG is the entry forPapua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forone district, 20 provinces and one autonomous region. The capital of the countryPort Moresby forms the National Capital District and has special status equal to the provinces.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isPG, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Papua New Guinea. The second part is three 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 (en) | Subdivision name (tpi)[note 1] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| PG-NSB |  Bougainville | Bogenvil | autonomous region |
| PG-CPM |  Central | Sentral | province |
| PG-CPK |  Chimbu | Simbu | province |
| PG-EBR |  East New Britain | Is Niu Briten | province |
| PG-ESW |  East Sepik | Is Sepik | province |
| PG-EHG |  Eastern Highlands | Isten Hailans | province |
| PG-EPW |  Enga | Enga | province |
| PG-GPK |  Gulf | Galf | province |
| PG-HLA |  Hela | Hela | province |
| PG-JWK |  Jiwaka | Jiwaka | province |
| PG-MPM |  Madang | Madang | province |
| PG-MRL |  Manus | Manus | province |
| PG-MBA |  Milne Bay | Milen Be | province |
| PG-MPL |  Morobe | Morobe | province |
| PG-NCD |  National Capital District (Port Moresby) | Pot Mosbi | district |
| PG-NIK |  New Ireland | Niu Ailan | province |
| PG-NPP |  Northern | Oro | province |
| PG-SHM |  Southern Highlands | Sauten Hailans | province |
| PG-WBK |  West New Britain | Wes Niu Briten | province |
| PG-SAN |  West Sepik | Sandaun | province |
| PG-WPD |  Western | Westen | province |
| PG-WHM |  Western Highlands | Westen Hailans | province |
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-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Administrative readjustment, local generic administrative term addition and source list and source code update. | Codes: PG-NSA North Solomons(province) →PG-NSBBougainville(autonomous region) |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2013-05-10 | UN notification of full name | |
| 2014-03-03 | Add "the" before the English full name | ||
| 2014-11-03 | Add two provinces PG-HLA and PG-JWK; change subdivision name of PG-SAN; update List Source | Subdivisions added: PG-HLA Hela PG-JWK Jiwaka Name changed: PG-SAN Sandaun [West Sepik] → West Sepik |