Information papers
Information papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN).
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Information papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN). Various relevant documents published before July 2014 can found in the UK Government Web Archive.
Any papers not in PDF format can be obtained from PCGN in paper copy.
Please note that these documents are Crown Copyright
Updates to this page
Published 16 October 2014
Last updated 163 MayJuly 2023
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2026-03-11 14:01
Update to the ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’ document
2025-07-03 11:31
Updated ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’.
2023-05-16 15:43
Removed ‘Indonesia: administrative divisions’ and ‘Sudan: administrative divisions’ as up-to-date information on these regions can be found on
2022-04-29 11:35
‘North Korea: information paper’ updated.
2022-03-15 12:33
Addition of: ‘Ukraine: Crimea, second-order administrative divisions’ and ‘Moldova: Toponymic notes on Transnistria’.
Details
Information papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN). Various relevant documents published before July 2014 can found in the UK Government Web Archive.
Any papers not in PDF format can be obtained from PCGN in paper copy.
Please note that these documents are Crown Copyright
Updates to this page
Published 16 October 2014
Last updated 163 MayJuly 2023
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href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Update history
2026-03-11 14:01
Update to the ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’ document
2025-07-03 11:31
Updated ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’.
2023-05-16 15:43
Removed ‘Indonesia: administrative divisions’ and ‘Sudan: administrative divisions’ as up-to-date information on these regions can be found on
2022-04-29 11:35
‘North Korea: information paper’ updated.
2022-03-15 12:33
Addition of: ‘Ukraine: Crimea, second-order administrative divisions’ and ‘Moldova: Toponymic notes on Transnistria’.
Details
Information papers produced by the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN). Various relevant documents published before July 2014 can found in the UK Government Web Archive. Any papers not in PDF format can be obtained from PCGN in paper copy. Please note that these documents are Crown Copyright
Updates to this page
Update history
2026-03-11 14:01
Update to the ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’ document
2025-07-03 11:31
Updated ‘UK Overseas Territories: toponymic information’.
2023-05-16 15:43
Removed ‘Indonesia: administrative divisions’ and ‘Sudan: administrative divisions’ as up-to-date information on these regions can be found on
2022-04-29 11:35
‘North Korea: information paper’ updated.
2022-03-15 12:33
Addition of: ‘Ukraine: Crimea, second-order administrative divisions’ and ‘Moldova: Toponymic notes on Transnistria’.