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ISO 3166-2:BI

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ISO 3166-2:BI is the entry in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of Burundi (whose ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is BI).

Currently 16 provinces are assigned codes.[note 1] Each code starts with BI-, followed by two letters.

Current codes

Codes and subdivision names are listed as in the official standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA). Columns can be sorted by clicking on their respective buttons.

Code Province name
BI-BB Bubanza
BI-BJ Bujumbura[note 1]
BI-BR Bururi
BI-CA Cankuzo
BI-CI Cibitoke
BI-GI Gitega
BI-KR Karuzi
BI-KY Kayanza
BI-KI Kirundo
BI-MA Makamba
BI-MU Muramvya
BI-MY Muyinga
BI-MW Mwaro
BI-NG Ngozi
BI-RT Rutana
BI-RY Ruyigi
  1. ^ a b Some sources claim that the province Bujumbura has split into Bujumbura Mairie and Bujumbura Rural, but they are not assigned codes.

Changes

The following changes to ISO 3166-2:BI have been made and announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:

Newsletter Publication date Description of change in newsletter
I-4 2002-12-10 Addition of one province

Newsletter I-4

  • Code addition: Mwaro (BI-MW)

See also