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Abbreviations of Mexican federative entities
Federative entity
Conventional abbreviation
2-letter code*
3-letter code (ISO 3166-2:MX )
Region
File:Flag of Aguascalientes.svg Aguascalientes
Ags.
AG
MX-AGU
North-Central
File:Flag of Baja California.svg Baja California
B.C.
BC, BJ, BN
MX-BCN
Northwest
File:Flag of Baja California Sur.svg Baja California Sur
B.C.S.
BS
MX-BCS
Northwest
File:Flag of Campeche.svg Campeche
Camp.
CM, CP
MX-CAM
Southeast
File:Flag of Chiapas.svg Chiapas
Chis.
CH, CS
MX-CHP
Southwest
File:Flag of Chihuahua.svg Chihuahua
Chih.
CH, CI
MX-CHH
Northwest
File:Flag of Coahuila.svg Coahuila
Coah.
CH, CO, CU
MX-COA
Northeast
File:Flag of Colima.svg Colima
Col.
CL
MX-COL
West
File:Flag of Mexico City.svg Mexico City
CDMX
DF
MX-CMX
South-Central
File:Flag of Durango.png Durango
Dgo.
DG
MX-DUR
Northwest
File:Flag of Guanajuato.svg Guanajuato
Gto.
GJ, GT
MX-GUA
North-Central
File:Flag of Guerrero.svg Guerrero
Gro.
GE, GR
MX-GRO
Southwest
File:Flag of Hidalgo.svg Hidalgo
Hgo.
HD, HG
MX-HID
East
File:Flag of Jalisco.svg Jalisco
Jal.
JA
MX-JAL
West
File:Flag of the State of Mexico.svg México
Edomex. or Méx.
EM, MX
MX-MEX
South-Central
File:Flag of Michoacan.svg Michoacán
Mich.
MH, MI
MX-MIC
West
File:Flag of Morelos.svg Morelos
Mor.
MO, MR
MX-MOR
South-Central
File:Flag of Nayarit.svg Nayarit
Nay.
NA
MX-NAY
West
File:Flag of Nuevo Leon.svg Nuevo León
N.L.
NL
MX-NLE
Northeast
File:Flag of Oaxaca.svg Oaxaca
Oax.
OA
MX-OAX
Southwest
File:Flag of Puebla.svg Puebla
Pue.
PU
MX-PUE
East
File:Flag of Queretaro.svg Querétaro
Qro.
QA, QE, QT
MX-QUE
North-Central
File:Flag of Quintana Roo.svg Quintana Roo
Q. Roo. or Q.R.
QI, QR
MX-ROO
Southeast
File:Flag of San Luis Potosi.svg San Luis Potosí
S.L.P.
SL
MX-SLP
North-Central
File:Flag of Sinaloa.svg Sinaloa
Sin.
SI
MX-SIN
Northwest
File:Flag of Sonora.svg Sonora
Son.
SO
MX-SON
Northwest
File:Flag of Tabasco.svg Tabasco
Tab.
TA, TB
MX-TAB
Southeast
File:Flag of Tamaulipas.svg Tamaulipas
Tamps.
TA, TM
MX-TAM
Northeast
File:Flag of Tlaxcala.svg Tlaxcala
Tlax.
TL
MX-TLA
East
File:Flag of Veracruz.svg Veracruz
Ver.
VC, VE, VL, VZ
MX-VER
East
File:Flag of the Republic of Yucatan.svg Yucatán
Yuc.
YC, YU
MX-YUC
Southeast
File:Flag of Zacatecas.svg Zacatecas
Zac.
ZA, ZT
MX-ZAC
North-Central
*Mexico's post agency, Correos de México , does not offer an official list. Various competing commercially devised lists exist. The list here reflects choices among them according to these sources .
See also
References
ISO 3166-2 , International Organization for Standardization - ISO 3166 Codes Mexico.
ISO 3166 Country Codes , International Organization for Standardization . Accessed on line October 21, 2007.
States of Mexico , statoids.com. Last updated April 23, 2007; accessed on line October 21, 2007.
ISO Codes table and translation [dead link ] , Alioth. Accessed on line October 21, 2007.
FMCSA list of states , United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - List of states and abbreviations. Accessed on line July 14th, 2023.
Appendix I – Mexican State Codes , United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements.
Postal Abbreviations Table , California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
Mexico State Codes , Nebraska Department of Education.
Australia Province and Mexico State Codes for Air/Ground Freight , United Parcel Service (UPS)
Mexican Estados Abbreviations , PC*Miler