diff --git a/apps/main/methods.py b/apps/main/methods.py
index 845a99a4..d5f307eb 100644
--- a/apps/main/methods.py
+++ b/apps/main/methods.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 """Main app methods."""
 import logging
-from typing import Tuple, Optional
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.gis.geoip2 import GeoIP2, GeoIP2Exception
 from geoip2.models import City
 
+from typing import Union, Tuple, Optional
+import pycountry
+
 from main import models
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -83,3 +85,16 @@ def determine_user_city(ip_addr: str) -> Optional[City]:
     except Exception as ex:
         logger.warning(f'GEOIP Base exception: {ex}')
     return None
+
+
+def determine_subdivision(
+        country_alpha2_code: str,
+        subdivision_code: Union[str, int]
+) -> pycountry.Subdivision:
+    """
+    :param country_alpha2_code:  country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard
+    :param subdivision_code: subdivision code according to ISO 3166-2 without country code prefix
+    :return: subdivision
+    """
+    iso3166_2_subdivision_code = f'{country_alpha2_code}-{subdivision_code}'
+    return pycountry.subdivisions.get(code=iso3166_2_subdivision_code)
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 7ae1fe1f..e492e114 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ markdown
 django-filter==2.1.0
 djangorestframework-xml
 geoip2==2.9.0
+pycountry==19.8.18
 django-phonenumber-field[phonenumbers]==2.1.0
 django-timezone-field==3.1