open-admin-data/somalia-administrative-divisions
Domain:
geospatialRecord type:
dataset
Creator:
ope
Host:
Open dataset of Somalia's administrative divisions — 18 regions, 91 districts with coordinates. CC-BY-4.0
# Somalia Administrative Divisions / Soomaaliya
## Overview
| Item | Details |
|------|---------|
| Region | 18 |
| District | 91 |
| 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 Region
| # | Region | Districts | Link |
|---|----|----|------|
| 1 | Awdal | 4 | Browse |
| 2 | Bakool | 5 | Browse |
| 3 | Banadir | 18 | Browse |
| 4 | Bari | 6 | Browse |
| 5 | Bay | 4 | Browse |
| 6 | Galgaduud | 5 | Browse |
| 7 | Gedo | 6 | Browse |
| 8 | Hiraan | 3 | Browse |
| 9 | Lower Juba | 4 | Browse |
| 10 | Lower Shabelle | 7 | Browse |
| 11 | Middle Juba | 3 | Browse |
| 12 | Middle Shabelle | 4 | Browse |
| 13 | Mudug | 5 | Browse |
| 14 | Nugaal | 3 | Browse |
| 15 | Sanaag | 3 | Browse |
| 16 | Sool | 4 | Browse |
| 17 | Togdheer | 4 | Browse |
| 18 | Woqooyi Galbeed | 3 | Browse |
## Data Files
| File | Format | Description |
|------|--------|-------------|
| all-region.json | JSON | All 18 region records |
| all-district.json | JSON | All 91 district records |
| all-flat.json | JSON | Levels 1-1 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-region.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-region.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} regions`);
```
## Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `id` | string | Unique identifier |
| `level` | integer | 1=region, 2=district |
| `level_name` | object | Level la …