Nepal
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Nepal. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Nepal codes
Need Nepal (NP) 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 7 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Nepal. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Nepal from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (7)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Nepal. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| NP-P3 | Bagmati | province |
| NP-P4 | Gandaki | province |
| NP-P6 | Karnali | province |
| NP-P1 | Koshi | province |
| NP-P5 | Lumbini | province |
| NP-P2 | Madhesh | province |
| NP-P7 | Sudurpashchim | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Nepal?
- Nepal uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 NP, alpha-3 NPL, and numeric 524. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Nepal have?
- CountriesDB lists 7 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Nepal (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Nepal country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Nepal, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Nepal in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Nepal (NP) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.