open-admin-data/south-africa-administrative-divisions
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geospatialType de record:
dataset
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Open dataset of South Africa's administrative divisions — 9 provinces, 52 districts, 213 municipalities, 4392 wards with coordinates. CC-BY-4.0
# South Africa Administrative Divisions / South Africa
## Overview
| Item | Details |
|------|---------|
| Province | 9 |
| District | 52 |
| Municipality | 213 |
| Ward | 4,392 |
| 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 | Municipalitys | Wards | Link |
|---|----|----|----|----|------|
| 1 | EC (Eastern Cape) | 8 | 33 | 705 | Browse |
| 2 | FS (Free State) | 5 | 19 | 309 | Browse |
| 3 | GT (Gauteng) | 5 | 9 | 529 | Browse |
| 4 | KZN (KwaZulu-Natal) | 11 | 44 | 870 | Browse |
| 5 | LIM (Limpopo) | 5 | 22 | 566 | Browse |
| 6 | MP (Mpumalanga) | 3 | 17 | 400 | Browse |
| 7 | NW (North West) | 4 | 18 | 407 | Browse |
| 8 | NC (Nothern Cape) | 5 | 26 | 204 | Browse |
| 9 | WC (Western Cape) | 6 | 25 | 402 | Browse |
## Data Files
| File | Format | Description |
|------|--------|-------------|
| all-province.json | JSON | All 9 province records |
| all-district.json | JSON | All 52 district records |
| all-municipality.json | JSON | All 213 municipality records |
| all-ward.json | JSON | All 4,392 ward 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 …