ISO 3166-2:YE
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ISO 3166-2:YE is the entry for Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

 in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , and defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1...

, part of the ISO 3166
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 standard
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 published by the International Organization for Standardization
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 (ISO), which defines code
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A code is a rule for converting a piece of information into another form or representation , not necessarily of the same type....

s for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

s or states) of all countries
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 coded in ISO 3166-1
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.

Currently for Yemen, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for 1 municipality and 20 governorates
Governorates of Yemen
|Yemen is divided into 21 governorates :The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts , which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages ....

. The municipality Sana'a
Sana'a
-Districts:*Al Wahdah District*As Sabain District*Assafi'yah District*At Tahrir District*Ath'thaorah District*Az'zal District*Bani Al Harith District*Ma'ain District*Old City District*Shu'aub District-Old City:...

 is the capital of the country and has special status equal to the governorates.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is YE, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest...

 code of Yemen. The second part is two letters.

Current codes

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 Subdivision category
YE-SA [city] municipality
YE-AB Abyān governorate
YE-AD governorate
YE-DA governorate
YE-BA Al Bayḑā'
Al Bayda' Governorate
Al Bayda , also spelt Al-Baidhah or Beida, is one of the 19 governorates of Yemen. It is located near the centre of the country, around the town of Al Bayda'.Its population, according to the 2004 Yemeni census, was 571,778....

governorate
YE-HU governorate
YE-JA Al Jawf
Al Jawf Governorate
Al Jawf is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:*Al Ghayl District*Al Hazm District*Al Humaydat District*Al Khalq District*Al Maslub District*Al Matammah District*Al Maton District*Az Zahir District*Bart Al Anan District*Khabb wa ash Sha'af District...

governorate
YE-MR Al Mahrah
Al Mahrah Governorate
Al Mahrah or Mahra is a governorate of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula. Situated in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate, its capital is Al Ghaydah....

governorate
YE-MW Al Maḩwīt
Al Mahwit Governorate
Al Mahwit is one of the governorates of Yemen.-Districts:*Al Khabt District*Al Mahwait District*Al Mahwait City District*Ar Rujum District*At Tawilah District*Bani Sa'd District*Hufash District*Milhan District*Shibam Kawkaban District...

governorate
YE-AM governorate
YE-DH Dhamār
Dhamar Governorate
Dhamar , also spelt Thamar, is a governorate of Yemen. It is located to the south and southeast of Sana'a Governorate, to the north of Ibb Governorate, to the east of Al Hudaydah Governorate and to the northwest of Al Bayda' Governorate in the central highlands of Yemen...

governorate
YE-HD governorate
YE-HJ governorate
YE-IB Ibb
Ibb Governorate
Ibb is a governorate of Yemen. It is located in the inland south of the country with Ta'izz Governorate to the southwest, Ad Dali' Governorate to the southeast, Dhamar Governorate to the north, and short borders with Al Bayda' Governorate to the east and Al Hudaydah Governorate to the west...

governorate
YE-LA Laḩij
Lahij Governorate
Lahij is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:*Al Hawtah District*Al Had District*Al Madaribah Wa Al Arah District*Al Maflahy District*Al Maqatirah District*Al Milah District*Al Musaymir District*Al Qabbaytah District*Habil Jabr District...

governorate
YE-MA Ma'rib
Ma'rib Governorate
Ma'rib is a governorate of Yemen. Its centre, Ma'rib, was established after the discovery of oil deposits in 1984. Ma'rib's population in 2004 was 241,619.-Districts:*Al Abdiyah District*Al Jubah District*Bidbadah District*Harib District...

governorate
YE-RA Raymah
Raymah Governorate
Raymah is a governorate of Yemen.It was established in January 2004.-Districts:*Al Jabin District*Al Jafariyah District*As Salafiyah District*Bilad At Ta'am District*Kusmah District*Mazhar District...

governorate
YE-SD governorate
YE-SN governorate
YE-SH Shabwah
Shabwah Governorate
Shabwah is a governorate of Yemen. Its main town is Ataq.-Districts:*Ain District*Al Talh District*Ar Rawdah District*Arma District*As Said District*Ataq District*Bayhan District*Dhar District*Habban District*Hatib District...

governorate
YE-TA Tā‘izz governorate

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
Edition/Newsletter Date issued Description of change in newsletter Code/Subdivision change
Addition of two governorates Subdivisions added:
YE-DA Aḑ Ḑāli'
Ad Dali' Governorate
Ad Dali is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:*Ad Dhale'e District*Al Azariq District*Al Husha District*Al Hussein District*Ash Shu'ayb District*Damt District*Jahaf District*Juban District*Qa'atabah District...


YE-AM 'Amrān
'Amran Governorate
Amran is a governorate of Yemen.-Districts:*Al Ashah District*Al Madan District*Al Qaflah District*Amran District*As Sawd District*As Sudah District*Bani Suraim District*Dhi Bin District*Habur Zulaymah District*Harf Sufyan District...

Second edition of ISO 3166-2 (this change was not announced in a newsletter) Subdivisions added:
YE-SA Şan‘ā' [city]
Update of the administrative structure and its alphabetical order and update of the list source Subdivisions added:
YE-RA Raymah
Raymah Governorate
Raymah is a governorate of Yemen.It was established in January 2004.-Districts:*Al Jabin District*Al Jafariyah District*As Salafiyah District*Bilad At Ta'am District*Kusmah District*Mazhar District...


See also

  • Subdivisions of Yemen
  • FIPS region codes of Yemen

External links

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