ISO 3166-2:IT - Elements

Elements

Currently for Italy, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:

  • 20 regions
  • 110 provinces

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is IT, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Italy. The second part is either of the following:

  • two digits: regions
  • two letters: provinces

For the regions, the first digit indicates the geographical region where the subdivision is in:

  • 2, 3, 4: Northern Italy
  • 5: Central Italy (excluding Lazio)
  • 6, 7: Southern Italy (including Lazio)
  • 8: Insular Italy

For provinces, the two-letter part is an abbreviation of the province name, such as 'PG' for Perugia, although, as an exception, the code for Medio Campidano (IT-VS) is based on its two capitals, Villacidro and Sanluri.

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