Cape Verde
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Cape Verde. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Cape Verde codes
Need Cape Verde (CV) for a checkout form, shipping zone, or backend validation? This page summarizes the ISO 3166-1 country codes and official subdivisions developers use with CountriesDB.
This guide lists 24 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Cape Verde. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Cape Verde from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (24)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Cape Verde. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| CV-BV | Boa Vista | municipality |
| CV-BR | Brava | municipality |
| CV-B | Ilhas de Barlavento | geographical region |
| CV-S | Ilhas de Sotavento | geographical region |
| CV-MA | Maio | municipality |
| CV-MO | Mosteiros | municipality |
| CV-PA | Paul | municipality |
| CV-PN | Porto Novo | municipality |
| CV-PR | Praia | municipality |
| CV-RB | Ribeira Brava | municipality |
| CV-RG | Ribeira Grande | municipality |
| CV-RS | Ribeira Grande de Santiago | municipality |
| CV-SL | Sal | municipality |
| CV-CA | Santa Catarina | municipality |
| CV-CF | Santa Catarina do Fogo | municipality |
| CV-CR | Santa Cruz | municipality |
| CV-SD | São Domingos | municipality |
| CV-SF | São Filipe | municipality |
| CV-SO | São Lourenço dos Órgãos | municipality |
| CV-SM | São Miguel | municipality |
| CV-SS | São Salvador do Mundo | municipality |
| CV-SV | São Vicente | municipality |
| CV-TA | Tarrafal | municipality |
| CV-TS | Tarrafal de São Nicolau | municipality |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CV, alpha-3 CPV, and numeric 132. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Cape Verde have?
- CountriesDB lists 24 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Cape Verde (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Cape Verde country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Cape Verde, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Cape Verde in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Cape Verde (CV) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.