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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
BF
Short name
BURKINA FASO
Short name lower case
Burkina Faso
Full name
Alpha-3 code
BFA
Numeric code
854
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Status
Officially assigned
Remark part 3
Name changed from Upper Volta (HV, HVO, 854) to Burkina Faso. See also code element HVBF.
This code is part of collection(s)
Country Codes Collection
For definition of the different code types, please click here

Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
fr fra Burkina Faso (le)

Subdivisions

13 region (en) / région (fr)

45 province (en) / province (fr)

List source

Law/Loi 09/96, 1996-04-24; IGN 1986 update BET 1996; Institut géographique du Burkina (IGB) 2008; http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/conseils_cadre1.htm

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
province BF-BAL* Balé fr BF-01
province BF-BAM* Bam fr BF-05
province BF-BAN* Banwa fr BF-01
province BF-BAZ* Bazèga fr BF-07
region BF-01* Boucle du Mouhoun fr
province BF-BGR* Bougouriba fr BF-13
province BF-BLG* Boulgou fr BF-04
province BF-BLK* Boulkiemdé fr BF-06
region BF-02* Cascades fr
region BF-03* Centre fr
region BF-04* Centre-Est fr
region BF-05* Centre-Nord fr
region BF-06* Centre-Ouest fr
region BF-07* Centre-Sud fr
province BF-COM* Comoé fr BF-02
region BF-08* Est fr
province BF-GAN* Ganzourgou fr BF-11
province BF-GNA* Gnagna fr BF-08
province BF-GOU* Gourma fr BF-08
region BF-09* Hauts-Bassins fr
province BF-HOU* Houet fr BF-09
province BF-IOB* Ioba fr BF-13
province BF-KAD* Kadiogo fr BF-03
province BF-KEN* Kénédougou fr BF-09
province BF-KMD* Komondjari fr BF-08
province BF-KMP* Kompienga fr BF-08
province BF-KOS* Kossi fr BF-01
province BF-KOP* Koulpélogo fr BF-04
province BF-KOT* Kouritenga fr BF-04
province BF-KOW* Kourwéogo fr BF-11
province BF-LER* Léraba fr BF-02
province BF-LOR* Loroum fr BF-10
province BF-MOU* Mouhoun fr BF-01
province BF-NAO* Nahouri fr BF-07
province BF-NAM* Namentenga fr BF-05
province BF-NAY* Nayala fr BF-01
region BF-10* Nord fr
province BF-NOU* Noumbiel fr BF-13
province BF-OUB* Oubritenga fr BF-11
province BF-OUD* Oudalan fr BF-12
province BF-PAS* Passoré fr BF-10
region BF-11* Plateau-Central fr
province BF-PON* Poni fr BF-13
region BF-12* Sahel fr
province BF-SNG* Sanguié fr BF-06
province BF-SMT* Sanmatenga fr BF-05
province BF-SEN* Séno fr BF-12
province BF-SIS* Sissili fr BF-06
province BF-SOM* Soum fr BF-12
province BF-SOR* Sourou fr BF-01
region BF-13* Sud-Ouest fr
province BF-TAP* Tapoa fr BF-08
province BF-TUI* Tuy fr BF-09
province BF-YAG* Yagha fr BF-12
province BF-YAT* Yatenga fr BF-10
province BF-ZIR* Ziro fr BF-06
province BF-ZON* Zondoma fr BF-10
province BF-ZOU* Zoundwéogo fr BF-07

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
2016-11-15 Change of spelling of BF-TUI; update list source Modification de l'orthographe de BF-TUI; mise à jour de la Liste Source
2014-04-15 Correction of the short name lowercase in French Correction de la forme courte française en minuscules
2010-06-30 Update of the administrative structure and of the list source Mise à jour résultant de la réalité du découpage administratif et mise à jour de la liste source.