Rwanda
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Rwanda. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About Rwanda codes
Need Rwanda (RW) 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 5 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Rwanda. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch Rwanda from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (5)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for Rwanda. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| RW-01 | City of Kigali | city |
| RW-02 | Eastern | province |
| RW-03 | Northern | province |
| RW-05 | Southern | province |
| RW-04 | Western | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for Rwanda?
- Rwanda uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 RW, alpha-3 RWA, and numeric 646. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does Rwanda have?
- CountriesDB lists 5 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for Rwanda (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use Rwanda country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for Rwanda, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use Rwanda in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for Rwanda (RW) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.