ISO 3166-2:PL is the entry forPoland 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 Poland, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for16 voivodeships.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isPL, theISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Poland. The second part is two digits.
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
Subdivision names are sorted inPolish alphabetical order: a, ą, b-c, ć, d-e, ę, f-l, ł, m-n, ń, o, ó, p-s, ś, t-z, ź, ż.
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| Code | Subdivision name (pl) | Subdivision name (en)[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| PL-02 | Dolnośląskie | Lower Silesia |
| PL-04 | Kujawsko-Pomorskie | Kuyavia-Pomerania |
| PL-06 | Lubelskie | Lublin |
| PL-08 | Lubuskie | Lubusz |
| PL-10 | Łódzkie | Łódź |
| PL-12 | Małopolskie | Lesser Poland |
| PL-14 | Mazowieckie | Mazovia |
| PL-16 | Opolskie | Opole |
| PL-18 | Podkarpackie | Subcarpathia |
| PL-20 | Podlaskie | Podlaskie |
| PL-22 | Pomorskie | Pomerania |
| PL-24 | Śląskie | Silesia |
| PL-26 | Świętokrzyskie | Holy Cross |
| PL-28 | Warmińsko-Mazurskie | Warmia-Masuria |
| PL-30 | Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland |
| PL-32 | Zachodniopomorskie | West Pomerania |
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 I-1 | 2000-06-21 | Introduction of a completely new subdivision layout | Subdivision layout: 49 provinces(see below) → 16 provinces |
| Newsletter II-3 | 2011-12-13 (corrected 2011-12-15) | Alphabetical re-ordering and source list update. | |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) | 2018-11-26 | Change of category name from province to voivodship in eng and from région to voïvodie in fra; Change of subdivision code from PL-DS to PL-02, PL-KP to PL-04, PL-LB to PL-08, PL-LD to PL-10, PL-LU to PL-06, PL-MA to PL-12, PL-MZ to PL-14, PL-OP to PL-16, PL-PD to PL-20, PL-PK to PL-18, PL-PM to PL-22, PL-SK to PL-26, PL-SL to PL-24, PL-WN to PL-28, PL-WP to PL-30 and PL-ZP to PL-32; Update List Source; Update Code Source | Category change: province → voivodship Code changes: DS →02 KP →04 LB →08 LD →10 LU →06 MA →12 MZ →14 OP →16 PD →20 PK →18 PM →22 SK →26 SL →24 WN →28 WP →30 ZP →32 |
| 2023-11-23 | Change of spelling of PL-04, PL-28; Update Code Source and List Source | Name changes: 04 Kujawsko-pomorskie → Kujawsko-Pomorskie 28 Warmińsko-mazurskie → Warmińsko-Mazurskie |
| Former code | Subdivision name (pl) |
|---|---|
| PL-BP | Biała Podlaska |
| PL-BK | Białystok |
| PL-BB | Bielsko-Biała |
| PL-BY | Bydgoszcz |
| PL-CH | Chełm |
| PL-CI | Ciechanów |
| PL-CZ | Częstochowa |
| PL-EL | Elbląg |
| PL-GD | Gdańsk |
| PL-GO | Gorzów |
| PL-JG | Jelenia Góra |
| PL-KL | Kalisz |
| PL-KA | Katowice |
| PL-KI | Kielce |
| PL-KN | Konin |
| PL-KO | Koszalin |
| PL-KR | Kraków |
| PL-KS | Krosno |
| PL-LG | Legnica |
| PL-LE | Leszno |
| PL-LU | Lublin |
| PL-LO | Łomża |
| PL-LD | Łódź |
| PL-NS | Nowy Sącz |
| PL-OL | Olsztyn |
| PL-OP | Opole |
| PL-OS | Ostrołęka |
| PL-PI | Piła |
| PL-PT | Piotrków |
| PL-PL | Płock |
| PL-PO | Poznań |
| PL-PR | Przemyśl |
| PL-RA | Radom |
| PL-RZ | Rzeszów |
| PL-SE | Siedlce |
| PL-SI | Sieradz |
| PL-SK | Skierniewice |
| PL-SL | Słupsk |
| PL-SU | Suwałki |
| PL-SZ | Szczecin |
| PL-TG | Tarnobrzeg |
| PL-TA | Tarnów |
| PL-TO | Toruń |
| PL-WB | Wałbrzych |
| PL-WA | Warszawa |
| PL-WL | Włocławek |
| PL-WR | Wrocław |
| PL-ZA | Zamość |
| PL-ZG | Zielona Góra |
| Former code | Subdivision name (pl) |
|---|---|
| PL-DS | Dolnośląskie |
| PL-KP | Kujawsko-pomorskie |
| PL-LU | Lubelskie |
| PL-LB | Lubuskie |
| PL-LD | Łódzkie |
| PL-MA | Małopolskie |
| PL-MZ | Mazowieckie |
| PL-OP | Opolskie |
| PL-PK | Podkarpackie |
| PL-PD | Podlaskie |
| PL-PM | Pomorskie |
| PL-SL | Śląskie |
| PL-SK | Świętokrzyskie |
| PL-WN | Warmińsko-mazurskie |
| PL-WP | Wielkopolskie |
| PL-ZP | Zachodniopomorskie |