List of country subdivision flags in North America

This page lists the country subdivision flags in North America. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags, which is split into continents due to its size.

Antigua and Barbuda

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Islands

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Flag Duration Use Description
?-present Flag of Barbuda

Canada

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Provinces

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Flag Date Use Description
1968–present Flag of Alberta A blue field with the shield of the coat of arms of Alberta charged in the centre[1]
1960–present Flag of British Columbia A banner of the coat of arms of British Columbia[2]
1965–present Flag of Manitoba A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Manitoba charged in the fly[3]
1965–present Flag of New Brunswick A banner of the coat of arms of New Brunswick[4]
1980–present Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador A blue and white field party per pale (at nombril point) with a white border, white ordinary cross and white saltire, two triangular divisions in the fly lined in red, a golden arrow between two triangular divisions[5]
1858 (first use)

1929 (arms adopted) 2013 (flag adopted) –present

Flag of Nova Scotia A banner of arms of the coat of arms of Nova Scotia[6]
1965–present Flag of Ontario A red field with the Royal Union Flag in the canton and the shield of the coat of arms of Ontario charged in the fly[7]
1964–present Flag of Prince Edward Island A banner of the coat of arms of Prince Edward Island within a bordure compony of red and white[8]
1948–present Flag of Quebec
(The Fleurdelisé)
A blue field with an ordinary white cross and a white fleur-de-lis in each quadrant[9]
1969–present Flag of Saskatchewan A field party per fess, green and yellow, with the shield of the coat of arms of Saskatchewan in the canton and western red lily emblem charged in the fly[10]

Territories

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Flag Date Use Description
1969–present Flag of the Northwest Territories A vertical bicolour triband of blue, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of the Northwest Territories charged in the Canadian pale[11]
1999–present Flag of Nunavut A field party per pale, yellow and white, with a red inukshuk charged in the centre and a blue star in the upper fly[12]
1968–present Flag of Yukon A vertical tricolour triband of green, white, blue with the shield of the coat of arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed charged in the pale, with pale ratio of 1 to 1.5 to 1[13]

Costa Rica

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Provinces

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Flag Administrative division Adopted Description
Alajuela White flag with the coat of arms of Alajuela Province in the center
Cartago Two horizontal strips blue and red
Guanacaste Three horizontal strips blue, white and green, with an inverted red triangle to the left
Heredia Three vertical strips yellow, white and red, with the regional coat of arms in the central strip
Limón Three horizontal strips green, blue and white
Puntarenas Two triangles, red (upper left) and green (lower right), crossed by two diagonal joined strips white (lefter) and blue (righter). In the center, a ten-pointed golden star with the cypher "1848" in black characters.
San José Blue flag with a five-pointed white star in the center, and bordered with red strips

Dominican Republic

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Provinces

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Flag Duration Use Description
?-present Flag of Monseñor Nouel Province
?-present Flag of Puerto Plata Province
?-present Flag of San Pedro de Macorís Province

Guatemala

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Departments

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Flag Department
Alta Verapaz
Baja Verapaz
Chimaltenango
Chiquimula
El Progresso
Escuintla
Guatemala
Huehuetenango
Izabal
Jalapa
Jutiapa
Petén
Quetzaltenango
Quiché
Retalhuleu
Sacatepéquez
San Marcos
Santa Rosa
Sololá
Suchitepéquez
Totonicapán
Zacapa

Mexico

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Nicaragua

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Departments

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Flag Subdivision Adopted Description
Boaco
Carazo
Chinandega
Chontales
Estelí
Granada
Jinotega
León
Madriz
Managua
Masaya
Matagalpa
Nueva Segovia
Rivas
Rio San Juan

Autonomous regions

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Flag Subdivision Adopted Description
North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Panama

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Provinces

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Flag Date Use Description
?-present Flag of Bocas del Toro Province Flag divided diagonally in half from top-left corner to bottom-right corner, green on bottom half and yellow on the top half. 3 white five-pointed stars curving slightly in the middle at the top of a capital, stylized 'B', with a drop shadow.
2004–present Flag of Coclé Province Vertical tricolor with, from left to right, red, gray, and white. The red stripe has two gray diamonds, one bottom-left from the top one. The gray stripe has two white diamonds, one at the bottom and one at the top. The white stripe has two red diamonds, one bottom-right from the top one.
1996–present Flag of Colón Province Horizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, baby blue, white, and gold. The coat of arms of Colón is centered in the middle, with five five-pointed gold stars curved at the top.
?-present Flag of Chiriquí Province Flag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, red at the top and green at the bottom. There are 14 white five-pointed stars in the middle arrayed in a circle, similar to the EU flag.
?-present Flag of Darién Province Flag divided diagonally in half from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner, baby blue at the top and green at the bottom. There are 4 five-pointed yellow stars, arrayed in a hard curve.
1992–present Flag of Herrera Province Flag divided in half horizontally, with gold on the top half and blue on the bottom half. There is a labeled map of the province in the middle, with 7 blue five-pointed stars at the top arrayed in a curve to represent each district in the province.
1850–present Flag of Los Santos Province Horizontal tricolor with, from the top to the bottom, blue, gold, and red.
2015–present Flag of Panamá Oeste Province Horizontal tricolor with, from top to bottom, gold, white, and gold. It also has a green chevron with 5 white five-pointed stars arrayed in a curve.
2019–present Flag of Veraguas Province Blue background with a white filled-in outline of the province. It also has 12 five-pointed white stars arrayed around the map.

Province-level indigenous regions

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Flag Date Use Description
(?-present) Flag of Emberá-Wounaan Comarca Horizontal tricolor with a large green stripe at the top, and two other proportionate stripes, from top to bottom, yellow and blue.
(2010–present)[14] Flag of Guna Yala comarca Horizontal tricolor with an enlarged middle yellow stripe, and a top red stripe and bottom green stripe. There are two crossed arms in the middle, the right holding an arrow and the left holding a bow. There are 8 five-point stars arrayed in a curve around the top of the middle symbol.
(2009–present) Flag of Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca Vertical tricolor, with, from left to right, red, white, and green stripes. In the center, there are three five-point stars, with one stacked on the other two.
(?-present) Flag of Naso Tjër Di Comarca The comarca's emblem centered in the middle of a plain white background.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Islands

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Flag Duration Use Description
?-present Flag of Nevis The flag of Nevis island incorporates the flag of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the top left corner. The golden field stands for sunshine. The central triangle represents the conical shape of Nevis, with the blue being the ocean; the green being the verdant slopes of the island; and the white being the clouds that usually wreathe Nevis Peak.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Islands

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Flag Duration Use Description
?-present Flag of Bequia

United States of America

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References

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  1. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Alberta". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "British Columbia". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Manitoba". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "New Brunswick". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Newfoundland and Labrador". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Nova Scotia". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  7. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Ontario". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  8. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Prince Edward Island". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Quebec". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Saskatchewan". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Northwest Territories". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Nunavut". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  13. ^ Heritage, Canadian (2017-08-15). "Yukon". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  14. ^ "Kuna Yala (Guna Yala) – Panama – Information, Pictures & Hotels". Neue Welt Reisen. Retrieved 2023-11-18.