South Africa / South Africa

Administrative hierarchy of South Africa: 9 provinces, 52 districts, 213 municipalitys, 4,392 wards. With coordinates (lat/lon) and bilingual names at every level.

9
Province (Province)
52
District (District)
213
Municipality (Municipality)
4,392
Ward (Ward)
4,666
Total Records
Coordinates
lat/lon at every level
Bilingual
Local script + English
JSON API
/api/v1/countries/za.json
No Postal
Not available

Hierarchy

9 Province → 52 District → 213 Municipality → 4,392 Ward

Province / Province

Name (Local) Name (EN) ID Coordinates Children
EC Eastern Cape ZA2 -32.108, 26.591 8
FS Free State ZA4 -28.681, 26.628 5
GT Gauteng ZA7 -26.018, 28.012 5
KZN KwaZulu-Natal ZA5 -28.943, 30.461 11
LIM Limpopo ZA9 -23.774, 29.342 5
MP Mpumalanga ZA8 -25.745, 30.147 3
NW North West ZA6 -26.371, 25.237 4
NC Nothern Cape ZA3 -28.855, 22.021 5
WC Western Cape ZA1 -32.632, 22.226 6

Data Access

GET /api/v1/countries/za.json

Full dataset including all levels. CORS enabled, no auth required.

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GitHub Repository

Full dataset with browsable hierarchy, aggregate files, and AI-friendly exports:

open-admin-data/south-africa-administrative-divisions

Source

OCHA COD-AB (HDX)
https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zaf
License: CC BY-IGO