open-admin-data/benin-administrative-divisions

Open dataset of Benin's 4-level administrative hierarchy: 12 departments, 77 communes, 545 arrondissements, 3,770 villages. French with coordinates. # Benin Administrative Divisions / Bénin Open dataset of Benin's complete administrative hierarchy — 12 departments, 77 communes, 545 arrondissements, and 3,770 villages/quartiers. French reference data with geographic coordinates at every level. Designed for developers, researchers, government agencies, and AI agents. Licensed under CC-BY-4.0. Browse the hierarchy through GitHub's folder navigation, download aggregate files in JSON/CSV/NDJSON, or integrate directly via raw URLs. ## Overview | Item | Details | |------|---------| | Department | 12 | | Commune | 77 | | Arrondissement | 545 | | Village | 3,770 | | Coordinates | ✅ Included (all levels) | | Formats | JSON, NDJSON, CSV | | License | CC-BY-4.0 | | Last Updated | 2026-08-20 | | Website | openadmindata.org | | API | openadmindata.org | | Flag | PNG · SVG · PDF | | National Anthem | 🎵 Listen & Download Benin National Anthem MP3 | ## Browse by Department | # | Department | Communes | Arrondissements | Villages | Link | |---|----|----|----|----|------| | 1 | Alibori | 6 | 41 | 229 | Browse | | 2 | Atacora | 9 | 47 | 384 | Browse | | 3 | Atlantique | 8 | 74 | 495 | Browse | | 4 | Borgou | 8 | 43 | 269 | Browse | | 5 | Collines | 6 | 60 | 290 | Browse | | 6 | Couffo | 6 | 51 | 372 | Browse | | 7 | Donga | 4 | 26 | 179 | Browse | | 8 | Littoral | 1 | 13 | 82 | Browse | | 9 | Mono | 6 | 35 | 305 | Browse | | 10 | Oueme | 9 | 51 | 503 | Browse | | 11 | Plateau | 5 | 29 | 223 | Browse | | 12 | Zou | 9 | 75 | 439 | Browse | ## Data Files | File | Format | Description | |------|--------|-------------| | all-department.json | JSON | All 12 department records | | all-commune.json | JSON | All 77 commune records | | all-arrondissement.json | JSON | All 545 arrondissement records | | all-village.json | JSON | All 3,770 village 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 | Nest …