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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 MV, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Maldives. The second part is one of the following:

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:

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Code Subdivision name
( dv) 		Local variant Subdivision name ( dv) [note 1] Subdivision name ( en) Subdivision category
MV-01 Addu Seenu އައްޑޫ Addu City City
MV-00 Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi Alifu Dhaalu އަރިއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި South Ari Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-02 Ariatholhu Uthuruburi Alifu Alifu އަރިއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި North Ari Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-03 Faadhippolhu Lhaviyani ފާދިއްޕޮޅު Faadhippolhu Administrative atoll
MV-04 Felidheatholhu Vaavu ފެލިދެ އަތޮޅު Felidhu Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-29 Fuvammulah Gnaviyani ފުވައްމުލައް Fuvammulah Administrative atoll
MV-05 Hahdhunmathi Laamu ހައްދުންމަތި Hahdhunmathi Administrative atoll
MV-28 Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi Gaafu Dhaalu ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި South Huvadhu Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-27 Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi Gaafu Alifu ހުވަދުއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި North Huvadhu Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-08 Kolhumadulu Thaa ކޮޅުމަޑުލު Kolhumadulu Administrative atoll
MV-MLE Maale މާލެ Male City
MV-26 Maaleatholhu Kaafu މާލެ އަތޮޅު Male Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-20 Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi Baa މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު ދެކުނުބުރި South Maalhosmadulu Administrative atoll
MV-13 Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi Raa މާޅޮސްމަޑުލު އުތުރުބުރި North Maalhosmadulu Administrative atoll
MV-25 Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi Noonu މިލަދުންމަޑުލު ދެކުނުބުރި South Miladhunmadulu Administrative atoll
MV-24 Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi Shaviyani ޝާވިޔަނި އަތޮޅުގައެވެ North Miladhunmadulu Administrative atoll
MV-12 Mulakatholhu Meemu މުލަކަތޮޅު Mulaku Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-17 Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi Dhaalu ނިލަންދެއަތޮޅު ދެކުނުބުރި South Nilandhe Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-14 Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi Faafu ނިލަންދެއަތޮޅު އުތުރުބުރި North Nilandhe Atoll Administrative atoll
MV-23 Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi Haa Dhaalu ތިލަދުންމަތީ ދެކުނުބުރި South Thiladhunmathi Administrative atoll
MV-07 Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi Haa Alifu ތިލަދުންމަތީ އުތުރުބުރި North Thiladhunmathi Administrative atoll
Notes
  1. ^ For reference only, Dhivehi name in Dhivehi script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

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
MV-00 Alifu Dhaalu
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Platform (OBP) 		2016-11-15 Change of spelling of MV-05 Spelling change:
MV-05
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:
MV-CE Central
MV-NC North Central
MV-NO North
MV-SC South Central
MV-SU South
MV-UN Upper North
MV-US Upper South
Category changes:
MV-MLE capital → city
MV-01 administrative atoll → city
Spelling changes (dv):
MV-00 Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi
MV-02 Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Ariatholhu Uthuruburi
MV-04 Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Felidheatholhu
MV-14 Ari Atholhu Uthuruburi → Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi
MV-17 Nilandhe Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi
MV-26 Maale Atholhu →
MV-27 → Maaleatholhu
MV-28 Huvadhu Atholhu Dhekunuburi → Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi
Spelling changes (en):
MV-00 Alifu Dhaalu → South Ari Atoll
MV-01 Seenu → Addu City
MV-02 Alifu Alifu → North Ari Atoll
MV-03 Lhaviyani → Faadhippolhu
MV-04 Vaavu → Felidhu Atoll
MV-05 Laamu → Felidhu Atoll
MV-07 Haa Alifu → North Thiladhunmathi
MV-08 Thaa → Kolhumadulu
MV-12 Meemu → Mulaku Atoll
MV-13 Raa → Mulaku Atoll
MV-14 Faafu → North Nilandhe Atoll
MV-17 Dhaalu → South Nilandhe Atoll
MV-20 Baa → South Nilandhe Atoll
MV-23 Haa Dhaalu → South Thiladhunmathi
MV-24 Shaviyani → North Miladhunmadulu
MV-25 Noonu → South Miladhunmadulu
MV-26 Kaafu → South Miladhunmadulu
MV-27 Gaafu Alifu → North Huvadhu Atoll
MV-28 Gaafu Dhaalu → North Huvadhu Atoll
MV-29 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)
MV-CE Central Medhu
MV-NO North Uthuru
MV-NC North Central Medhu-Uthuru
MV-SU South Dhekunu
MV-SC South Central Medhu-Dhekunu
MV-UN Upper North Mathi-Uthuru
MV-US Upper South Mathi-Dhekunu

See also

External links

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