ISO 3166-2:MV

Template:Short description ISO 3166-2:MV is the entry for Maldives 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 (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Currently for Maldives, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two cities and 19 administrative atolls.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is Template:Mono, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Maldives. The second part is one of the following:

• three letters: Malé
• two digits: Addu City and administrative atolls

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:

• (dv): Dhivehi

• (en): English

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Code	Subdivision name (dv)	Local variant	Subdivision name (dv)	Subdivision name (en)	Subdivision category
Template:Mono	Addu	Seenu	އައްޑޫ	Addu City	City
Template:Mono	Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi	Alifu Dhaalu	އަރިއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި	South Ari Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Ariatholhu Uthuruburi	Alifu Alifu	އަރިއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި	North Ari Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Faadhippolhu	Lhaviyani	ފާދިއްޕޮޅު	Faadhippolhu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Felidheatholhu	Vaavu	ފެލިދެ އަތޮޅު	Felidhu Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Fuvammulah	Gnaviyani	ފުވައްމުލައް	Fuvammulah	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Hahdhunmathi	Laamu	ހައްދުންމަތި	Hahdhunmathi	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi	Gaafu Dhaalu	ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި	South Huvadhu Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi	Gaafu Alifu	ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި	North Huvadhu Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Kolhumadulu	Thaa	ކޮޅުމަޑުލު	Kolhumadulu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Maale		މާލެ	Male	City
Template:Mono	Maaleatholhu	Kaafu	މާލެ އަތޮޅު	Male Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi	Baa	މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު ދެކުނުބުރި	South Maalhosmadulu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi	Raa	މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު އުތުރުބުރި	North Maalhosmadulu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi	Noonu	މިލަދުންމަޑުލު ދެކުނުބުރި	South Miladhunmadulu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi	Shaviyani	ޝާވިޔަނި އަތޮޅުގައެވެ	North Miladhunmadulu	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Mulakatholhu	Meemu	މުލަކަތޮޅު	Mulaku Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi	Dhaalu	ނިލަންދެއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި	South Nilandhe Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi	Faafu	ނިލަންދެއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި	North Nilandhe Atoll	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi	Haa Dhaalu	ތިލަދުންމަތީ ދެކުނުބުރި	South Thiladhunmathi	Administrative atoll
Template:Mono	Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi	Haa Alifu	ތިލަދުންމަތީ އުތުރުބުރި	North Thiladhunmathi	Administrative atoll

Notes

Changes

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 re-organization, addition of local generic administrative terms, language adjustment and source list update.	Subdivisions added: 7 provinces Template:Mono Alifu Dhaalu
Online Browsing Platform (OBP)	2016-11-15	Change of spelling of MV-05	Spelling change: Template:Mono
	2018-11-26	Change of spelling in div of MV-00, MV-02, MV-04, MV-14, MV-17, MV-26, MV-27, MV-28; Change of spelling in eng of MV-00, MV-01, MV-02, MV-03, MV-04, MV-05, MV-07, MV-08, MV-12, MV-13, MV-14, MV-17, MV-20, MV-23, MV-24, MV-25, MV-26, MV-27, MV-28, MV-29; Addition of local variation of MV-00, MV-01, MV-02, MV-03, MV-04, MV-05, MV-07, MV-08, MV-12, MV-13, MV-14, MV-17, MV-20, MV-23, MV-24, MV-25, MV-26, MV-27, MV-28, MV-29; Change of category name from capital to city for MV-MLE; Change of category name from administrative atoll to city for MV-01; Removal of parent subdivision of MV-MLE, MV-00, MV-01, MV-02, MV-03, MV-04, MV-05, MV-07, MV-08, MV-12, MV-13, MV-14, MV-17, MV-20, MV-23, MV-24, MV-25, MV-26, MV-27, MV-28, MV-29; Deletion of provinces MV-CE, MV-NC, MV-NO, MV-SC, MV-SU, MV-UN and MV-US; Update List Source	Subdivisions deleted: Template:Mono Central Template:Mono North Central Template:Mono North Template:Mono South Central Template:Mono South Template:Mono Upper North Template:Mono Upper South Category changes: Template:Mono capital → city Template:Mono administrative atoll → city Spelling changes (dv): Template:Mono Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi Template:Mono Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Ariatholhu Uthuruburi Template:Mono Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Felidheatholhu Template:Mono Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi Template:Mono Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi Template:Mono Maale Atholhu → Template:Mono → Maaleatholhu Template:Mono Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi Spelling changes (en): Template:Mono Alifu Dhaalu → South Ari Atoll Template:Mono Seenu → Addu City Template:Mono Alifu Alifu → North Ari Atoll Template:Mono Lhaviyani → Faadhippolhu Template:Mono Vaavu → Felidhu Atoll Template:Mono Laamu → Felidhu Atoll Template:Mono Haa Alifu → North Thiladhunmathi Template:Mono Thaa → Kolhumadulu Template:Mono Meemu → Mulaku Atoll Template:Mono Raa → Mulaku Atoll Template:Mono Faafu → North Nilandhe Atoll Template:Mono Dhaalu → South Nilandhe Atoll Template:Mono Baa → South Nilandhe Atoll Template:Mono Haa Dhaalu → South Thiladhunmathi Template:Mono Shaviyani → North Miladhunmadulu Template:Mono Noonu → South Miladhunmadulu Template:Mono Kaafu → South Miladhunmadulu Template:Mono Gaafu Alifu → North Huvadhu Atoll Template:Mono Gaafu Dhaalu → North Huvadhu Atoll Template:Mono Gnaviyani → Fuvammulah Local variants added: all subdivisions

Former provinces

Provinces were abolished in 2010 and their codes removed in 2018:

Former code	Subdivision name (en)	Subdivision name (dv)
Template:Mono	Central	Medhu
Template:Mono	North	Uthuru
Template:Mono	North Central	Medhu-Uthuru
Template:Mono	South	Dhekunu
Template:Mono	South Central	Medhu-Dhekunu
Template:Mono	Upper North	Mathi-Uthuru
Template:Mono	Upper South	Mathi-Dhekunu

See also

• Subdivisions of the Maldives
• FIPS region codes of Maldives

External links

• ISO Online Browsing Platform: MV
• Provinces of Maldives, Statoids.com