South Africa
ISO 3166-1 country codes and official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for South Africa. Use them in forms, validation, and CountriesDB integrations.
About South Africa codes
Need South Africa (ZA) 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 9 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for South Africa. These are the same codes CountriesDB serves through widgets and the Backend Data API.
For production, use the CountriesDB country/subdivision widget or fetch South Africa from the Data API and validate codes server-side instead of copying values from this page.
ISO codes
Official subdivisions (9)
Official ISO 3166-2 codes for South Africa. Use these values in region/state selects and server-side validation, not informal or marketing region names.
| Code | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ZA-EC | Eastern Cape | province |
| ZA-FS | Free State | province |
| ZA-GP | Gauteng | province |
| ZA-KZN | Kwazulu-Natal | province |
| ZA-LP | Limpopo | province |
| ZA-MP | Mpumalanga | province |
| ZA-NW | North-West | province |
| ZA-NC | Northern Cape | province |
| ZA-WC | Western Cape | province |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the ISO 3166-1 code for South Africa?
- South Africa uses ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ZA, alpha-3 ZAF, and numeric 710. These codes show up in forms, shipping, banking, and APIs.
- How many official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions does South Africa have?
- CountriesDB lists 9 official ISO 3166-2 subdivisions for South Africa (states, provinces, regions, or equivalent). Use them when you validate region selects and shipping zones.
- How do I use South Africa country and subdivision data in a form?
- Use the CountriesDB widget or Data API to fill country and subdivision selects for South Africa, then validate submitted codes with the Validation API so alpha-2 and ISO 3166-2 values stay consistent.
Use South Africa in your app
Add CountriesDB country and subdivision selects with the widget docs, or call the Backend Data API for South Africa (ZA) and validate submissions with the Validation API. Guides stay in sync with the same dataset your project keys already use. widget docs.