ISO 3166-2:PY is the entry forParaguay 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 Paraguay, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined forone capital and 17 departments. The capital of the countryAsunción has special status equal to the departments.
Each code consists of two parts separated by a hyphen. The first part isPY, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Paraguay. The second part is either of the following:
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)[note 1] | Subdivision category |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY-16 |  Alto Paraguay | Upper Paraguay | department |
| PY-10 |  Alto Paraná | Upper Parana | department |
| PY-13 |  Amambay | Amambay | department |
| PY-ASU |  Asunción | Asuncion | capital |
| PY-19 |  Boquerón | Boqueron | department |
| PY-5 |  Caaguazú | Caaguazu | department |
| PY-6 |  Caazapá | Caazapa | department |
| PY-14 |  Canindeyú | Canindeyu | department |
| PY-11 |  Central | Central | department |
| PY-1 |  Concepción | Concepcion | department |
| PY-3 |  Cordillera | Cordillera | department |
| PY-4 |  Guairá | Guaira | department |
| PY-7 |  Itapúa | Itapua | department |
| PY-8 |  Misiones | Misiones | department |
| PY-12 |  Ñeembucú | Neembucu | department |
| PY-9 |  Paraguarí | Paraguari | department |
| PY-15 |  Presidente Hayes | President Hayes | department |
| PY-2 |  San Pedro | Saint Peter | department |