LGA district codes

[OmoBe]

https://github.com/BroVic/naijR/issues

[BroVic]

Any ideas? Suggestions?

[OmoBe]

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[BroVic]

The things is, unlike ANSI, the SON apparently hasn't published codes to represent LGAs. ISO-3166 codes for Nigeria stop at State level (I will incorporate those, but they're frankly not that useful). Postal codes exist, but they're not useful by LGA; using them will require increasing granularity to settlement level. One can make a direct enquiry with SON. Do you have any other ideas?

[OmoBe]

Sorry, you've lost me. Postal codes usually designate or identify a district don't they? Are you only wanting to identify a LGA? LGA's will likely contain more than one district right? A part of the postal code should identify a district within the LGA Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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________________________________ From: Victor Ordu ***@***.***> Sent: 05 January 2023 15:30 To: BroVic/naijR ***@***.***> Cc: OmoBe ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [BroVic/naijR] LGA district codes (Issue #51) The things is, unlike ANSI<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_county_code>, the SON<https://son.gov.ng> apparently hasn't published codes to represent LGA. ISO-3166 codes for Nigeria<https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:NG> stop at State level (I will incorporate those, but they're frankly not that useful). Postal codes exist, but they're not useful by LGA, using them will require increasing granularity to settlement level. One can make a direct enquiry with SON. Do you have any other ideas? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHBOOGO3TASFXRHSB4HQL6LWQ3SI3ANCNFSM6AAAAAATRGR7YE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[BroVic]

TL; DR: The package strives to follow strict , widely accepted conventions for administrative subdivisions.

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The philosophy of the package is to strive to be canonical. So in the case of LGAs, the Nigerian Constitution is the only true reference. The (political) wards are useful for data management but they are not, to the best of my knowledge, cast in stone. For instance, I once read somewhere that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been known to change wards.

This is where ISO codes would have been helpful. Postal codes on the other hand are canonical in Nigeria and can be incorporated in the package, but there will be a disconnect as LGAs and wards are not coded.

Also, the term "district" no longer exists in governance parlance in Nigeria. But if by "district codes" we mean postal codes, these can be safely incorporated. But it seems the political wards are more commonly used than postal codes for planning and implementing projects and programmes in Nigeria. So, we can add the postal codes to the package, but what we actually need are codes at the LGA and ward level (if the wards are not redrawn every election cycle).

[OmoBe]

Postal codes usually are 2 part. With one part identifying a general district in a borough or LGA and the second part designating a specific area/road/building/facility in that district. I am using the term district/postal codes interchangeably. If you can identify district based on its code you can map it to the corresponding LGA/borough. Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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________________________________ From: Victor Ordu ***@***.***> Sent: 05 January 2023 21:18 To: BroVic/naijR ***@***.***> Cc: OmoBe ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [BroVic/naijR] LGA district codes (Issue #51) TL; DR: The package strives to follow strict , widely accepted conventions for administrative subdivisions.

________________________________ The philosophy of the package is to strive to be canonical. So in the case of LGAs, the Nigerian Constitution is the only true reference. The (political) wards are useful for data management but they are not, to the best of my knowledge, cast in stone. For instance, I once read somewhere that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been known to change wards. This is where ISO codes would have been helpful. Postal codes on the other hand are canonical in Nigeria and can be incorporated in the package, but there will be a disconnect as LGAs and wards are not coded. Also, the term "district" no longer exists in governance parlance in Nigeria. But if by "district codes" we mean postal codes, these can be safely incorporated. But it seems the political wards are more commonly used than postal codes for planning and implementing projects and programmes in Nigeria. So, we can add the postal codes to the package, but what we actually need are codes at the LGA and ward level (if the wards are not redrawn every election cycle). — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHBOOGIYAE4XNSL6U2ACORTWQ43CFANCNFSM6AAAAAATRGR7YE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[BroVic]

Thanks for your contribution. Will definitely look into it.

[BroVic]

The official postal code data are not currently available as NIPOST (https://www.nipost.gov.ng) lookup site is down. I have scraped data from unofficial sources and reviewed it, but I don't know if I will actually use it for this package. I have written NIPOST to see if there's any way they will help out.

[OmoBe]

I only have this source https://www.zipcode.com.ng/ Not sure how correct or complete it is though Nigeria ZIP Code – List of all Nigerian Postal Code 2023<https://www.zipcode.com.ng/> Nigeria ZIP Code: Postal Code or Postcode Finder, Listing all State of this country, complete with L.G.A, Cities, Villages, Districts, And Areas. www.zipcode.com.ng Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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________________________________ From: Victor Ordu ***@***.***> Sent: 17 January 2023 16:11 To: BroVic/naijR ***@***.***> Cc: OmoBe ***@***.***>; Author ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [BroVic/naijR] LGA district codes (Issue #51) The official postal code data are not currently available as NIPOST (https://www.nipost.gov.ng) lookup site is down. I have scraped data from unofficial sources and reviewed it, but I don't know if I will actually use it for this package. I have written NIPOST to see if there's any way they will help out. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHBOOGMBMLLLFUVNOWDGW7LWS3ABXANCNFSM6AAAAAATRGR7YE>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[BroVic]

@OmoBe, I looked at the site you shared and quickly identified some gaps. I had previously tried scraping the data from this site: https://nairapostalcode.com.ng/. I was able to extract quite a bit until I hit the roadblock of missing data. Quite frustrating, to say the least...

[OmoBe]

Would be good to see the project once complete. You could probably sell it to the postal service. Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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________________________________ From: Victor Ordu ***@***.***> Sent: 01 March 2023 14:45 To: BroVic/naijR ***@***.***> Cc: OmoBe ***@***.***>; Mention ***@***.***> Subject: Re: [BroVic/naijR] LGA district codes (Issue #51) @OmoBe<https://github.com/OmoBe>, I looked at the site you shared and quickly identified some gaps. I had previously tried scraping the data from this site: https://nairapostalcode.com.ng/. I was able to extract quite a bit until I hit the roadblock of missing data. Quite frustrating, to say the least... — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHBOOGJ7DQNMRH32BFHDBZLWZ5OI5ANCNFSM6AAAAAATRGR7YE>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[OmoBe]

https://twitter.com/bosuntijani/status/1699129850135466332