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Download P-codes
Excel-file with all p-codes: p-codes.xls (updated 27-08-2003, 1.07 MB) and alias names:  P-code_Liberia_alias_p-names.xls (updated 20-08-2003, 1.14 MB)

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P-codes are delivered for download in Microsoft Excel-format. For other formats, contact webmaster.

Field-description
The columns in the data file are:

Column Description
P-code The unique P-code
P-Name Standard name
Adm2code Admin 2 code
Adm2name Admin 2 standard name
Adm1ctr 'Y' if Admin 1 (country) center
Adm2ctr 'Y' if Admin 2 (county) center
Adm3ctr 'Y' if Admin 3 (district) center
Adm4ctr 'Y' if Admin 4 (subdistrict) center
Lat Latitude
Long Longitude
Source Primary source of data

P-code
Numbering scheme: ccxxnnnnn

cc country code (2 char. ISO, Liberia = )
xx 2 digit county code (based on the 15 counties :ordered north to south)
nnnnn sequential number, unique per admin1

Longitude / latitude
Longitude/Latitude of the place in ± decimal degree (WGS84):
no sign (+) = West/North;
negative sign (-) = east/South.

Naming conventions
Names are UN Cartographic Dept. and NIMA non diacritical where this does not apply.

When there are two or more locations with same name within same governorate, they are numbered.

Example:
Baibli    Baibli (1)  

Baibli    Baibli (2)

Note: Alternate spellings, aliases and language versions can be found in P-code_Liberia_alias_p-names.xls (updated 20-08-2003, 1.14 MB). See Alias_p-codes_desc.doc for Metadata.

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Sources

NIMA NIMA Gazeteer data, not directly verifiable through NIMA
   

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