open-admin-data/sierra-leone-administrative-divisions
Domain:
geospatialRecord type:
dataset
Creator:
ope
Host:
Open dataset of Sierra Leone's administrative divisions — 5 provinces, 16 districts, 167 chiefdoms, 1316 sections with coordinates. CC-BY-4.0
# Sierra Leone Administrative Divisions / Sierra Leone
## Overview
| Item | Details |
|------|---------|
| Province | 5 |
| District | 16 |
| Chiefdom | 167 |
| Section | 1,316 |
| Coordinates | ✅ Included (all levels) |
| Formats | JSON, NDJSON, CSV |
| License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-01 |
| Website | openadmindata.org |
| API | openadmindata.org |
## Browse by Province
| # | Province | Districts | Chiefdoms | Sections | Link |
|---|----|----|----|----|------|
| 1 | Eastern | 3 | 46 | 265 | Browse |
| 2 | North Western | 3 | 23 | 284 | Browse |
| 3 | Northern | 4 | 31 | 258 | Browse |
| 4 | Southern | 4 | 54 | 422 | Browse |
| 5 | Western | 2 | 13 | 87 | Browse |
## Data Files
| File | Format | Description |
|------|--------|-------------|
| all-province.json | JSON | All 5 province records |
| all-district.json | JSON | All 16 district records |
| all-chiefdom.json | JSON | All 167 chiefdom records |
| all-section.json | JSON | All 1,316 section records |
| all-flat.json | JSON | Levels 1-3 flat array |
| all-flat.ndjson | NDJSON | Streaming format |
| all-flat.csv | CSV | Spreadsheet format |
| hierarchy.json | JSON | Nested tree |
| schema.json | JSON Schema | Data schema |
## Quick Start
### Python
```python
import json
with open("data/all-province.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
data = json.load(f)
for r in data:
print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['district']} districts")
```
### JavaScript
```javascript
import { readFileSync } from "fs";
const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-province.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} provinces`);
```
## Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Unique identifier |
| `level` | integer | 1=province, 2=district, 3=chiefdom, 4=section |
| `level_name` | object | Level label (local + English) |
| `name.local` | string | Name in local script |
| `name.en` | string | English nam …