README.md

---
pretty_name: GeoNames Authority Data
license: mit
language:
- en
tags:
- geonames
- authority
- sqlite
- geography
viewer: false
task_categories:
- text-retrieval
---

# GeoNames Authority Data

GeoNames authority SQLite databases for countries, administrative areas, and country-specific populated places.

## Files

| File | Contents | Rows | Size |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| `ad.sqlite` | Andorra cities | 72 | 77.82 kB |
| `ae.sqlite` | United Arab Emirates cities | 2406 | 1.04 MB |
| `af.sqlite` | Afghanistan cities | 32572 | 25.80 MB |
| `ag.sqlite` | Antigua and Barbuda cities | 190 | 102.40 kB |
| `ai.sqlite` | Anguilla cities | 45 | 49.15 kB |
| `al.sqlite` | Albania cities | 4447 | 2.25 MB |
| `am.sqlite` | Armenia cities | 3161 | 2.15 MB |
| `an.sqlite` | Netherlands Antilles cities | 0 | 40.96 kB |
| `ao.sqlite` | Angola cities | 19704 | 4.64 MB |
| `aq.sqlite` | Antarctica cities | 30 | 106.50 kB |
| `ar.sqlite` | Argentina cities | 14884 | 4.90 MB |
| `as.sqlite` | American Samoa cities | 149 | 81.92 kB |
| `at.sqlite` | Austria cities | 20913 | 5.61 MB |
| `au.sqlite` | Australia cities | 19230 | 4.95 MB |
| `aw.sqlite` | Aruba cities | 172 | 86.02 kB |
| `ax.sqlite` | Aland Islands cities | 338 | 139.26 kB |
| `az.sqlite` | Azerbaijan cities | 5299 | 4.07 MB |
| `ba.sqlite` | Bosnia and Herzegovina cities | 21982 | 5.83 MB |
| `bb.sqlite` | Barbados cities | 588 | 184.32 kB |
| `bd.sqlite` | Bangladesh cities | 49052 | 13.80 MB |
| `be.sqlite` | Belgium cities | 12669 | 3.66 MB |
| `bf.sqlite` | Burkina Faso cities | 10293 | 2.58 MB |
| `bg.sqlite` | Bulgaria cities | 7239 | 4.16 MB |
| `bh.sqlite` | Bahrain cities | 124 | 135.17 kB |
| `bi.sqlite` | Burundi cities | 6977 | 1.49 MB |
| `bj.sqlite` | Benin cities | 3758 | 1.00 MB |
| `bl.sqlite` | Saint Barthelemy cities | 29 | 49.15 kB |
| `bm.sqlite` | Bermuda cities | 31 | 49.15 kB |
| `bn.sqlite` | Brunei cities | 309 | 167.94 kB |
| `bo.sqlite` | Bolivia cities | 25804 | 7.05 MB |
| `bq.sqlite` | Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba cities | 119 | 73.73 kB |
| `br.sqlite` | Brazil cities | 72391 | 23.41 MB |
| `bs.sqlite` | Bahamas cities | 354 | 147.46 kB |
| `bt.sqlite` | Bhutan cities | 253 | 143.36 kB |
| `bv.sqlite` | Bouvet Island cities | 0 | 40.96 kB |
| `bw.sqlite` | Botswana cities | 1820 | 466.94 kB |
| `by.sqlite` | Belarus cities | 26603 | 11.55 MB |
| `bz.sqlite` | Belize cities | 528 | 212.99 kB |
| `ca.sqlite` | Canada cities | 21673 | 5.69 MB |
| `cc.sqlite` | Cocos Islands cities | 2 | 40.96 kB |
| `cd.sqlite` | Democratic Republic of the Congo cities | 37231 | 8.13 MB |
| `cf.sqlite` | Central African Republic cities | 5707 | 1.36 MB |
| `cg.sqlite` | Republic of the Congo cities | 5807 | 1.41 MB |
| `ch.sqlite` | Switzerland cities | 13199 | 4.14 MB |
| `ci.sqlite` | Ivory Coast cities | 12076 | 3.29 MB |
| `ck.sqlite` | Cook Islands cities | 56 | 49.15 kB |
| `cl.sqlite` | Chile cities | 6967 | 2.02 MB |
| `cm.sqlite` | Cameroon cities | 14374 | 3.39 MB |
| `cn.sqlite` | China cities | 887966 | 365.04 MB |
| `co.sqlite` | Colombia cities | 35699 | 9.33 MB |
| `cr.sqlite` | Costa Rica cities | 5898 | 1.58 MB |
| `cs.sqlite` | Serbia and Montenegro cities | 0 | 40.96 kB |
| `cu.sqlite` | Cuba cities | 14024 | 3.79 MB |
| `cv.sqlite` | Cabo Verde cities | 2724 | 860.16 kB |
| `cw.sqlite` | Curacao cities | 99 | 69.63 kB |
| `cx.sqlite` | Christmas Island cities | 7 | 40.96 kB |
| `cy.sqlite` | Cyprus cities | 822 | 569.34 kB |
| `cz.sqlite` | Czechia cities | 16622 | 5.38 MB |
| `de.sqlite` | Germany cities | 81690 | 24.79 MB |
| `dj.sqlite` | Djibouti cities | 70 | 86.02 kB |
| `dk.sqlite` | Denmark cities | 7286 | 2.08 MB |
| `dm.sqlite` | Dominica cities | 132 | 81.92 kB |
| `do.sqlite` | Dominican Republic cities | 7938 | 2.35 MB |
| `dz.sqlite` | Algeria cities | 8333 | 2.74 MB |
| `ec.sqlite` | Ecuador cities | 11458 | 3.40 MB |
| `ee.sqlite` | Estonia cities | 7091 | 2.40 MB |
| `eg.sqlite` | Egypt cities | 12086 | 8.50 MB |
| `eh.sqlite` | Western Sahara cities | 49 | 73.73 kB |
| `er.sqlite` | Eritrea cities | 1367 | 430.08 kB |
| `es.sqlite` | Spain cities | 30892 | 10.07 MB |
| `et.sqlite` | Ethiopia cities | 11113 | 3.01 MB |
| `fi.sqlite` | Finland cities | 29233 | 8.22 MB |
| `fj.sqlite` | Fiji cities | 2241 | 655.36 kB |
| `fk.sqlite` | Falkland Islands cities | 57 | 57.34 kB |
| `fm.sqlite` | Micronesia cities | 471 | 188.42 kB |
| `fo.sqlite` | Faroe Islands cities | 185 | 143.36 kB |
| `fr.sqlite` | France cities | 81596 | 29.62 MB |
| `ga.sqlite` | Gabon cities | 3936 | 925.70 kB |
| `gb.sqlite` | United Kingdom cities | 43712 | 11.55 MB |
| `gd.sqlite` | Grenada cities | 300 | 126.98 kB |
| `ge.sqlite` | Georgia cities | 5417 | 2.61 MB |
| `geo.sqlite` | countries, admin1, admin2 | 252 / 3862 / 47496 | 16.14 MB |
| `gf.sqlite` | French Guiana cities | 741 | 266.24 kB |
| `gg.sqlite` | Guernsey cities | 262 | 110.59 kB |
| `gh.sqlite` | Ghana cities | 15997 | 3.96 MB |
| `gi.sqlite` | Gibraltar cities | 10 | 40.96 kB |
| `gl.sqlite` | Greenland cities | 255 | 192.51 kB |
| `gm.sqlite` | Gambia cities | 2037 | 569.34 kB |
| `gn.sqlite` | Guinea cities | 6812 | 1.70 MB |
| `gp.sqlite` | Guadeloupe cities | 1579 | 458.75 kB |
| `gq.sqlite` | Equatorial Guinea cities | 2085 | 524.29 kB |
| `gr.sqlite` | Greece cities | 15554 | 9.98 MB |
| `gs.sqlite` | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands cities | 4 | 40.96 kB |
| `gt.sqlite` | Guatemala cities | 16981 | 4.80 MB |
| `gu.sqlite` | Guam cities | 130 | 81.92 kB |
| `gw.sqlite` | Guinea-Bissau cities | 4296 | 1.17 MB |
| `gy.sqlite` | Guyana cities | 906 | 299.01 kB |
| `hk.sqlite` | Hong Kong cities | 1342 | 663.55 kB |
| `hm.sqlite` | Heard Island and McDonald Islands cities | 0 | 40.96 kB |
| `hn.sqlite` | Honduras cities | 12965 | 3.62 MB |
| `hr.sqlite` | Croatia cities | 11631 | 3.55 MB |
| `ht.sqlite` | Haiti cities | 10946 | 2.72 MB |
| `hu.sqlite` | Hungary cities | 16015 | 5.23 MB |
| `id.sqlite` | Indonesia cities | 258053 | 59.97 MB |
| `ie.sqlite` | Ireland cities | 12159 | 3.43 MB |
| `il.sqlite` | Israel cities | 1844 | 1.59 MB |
| `im.sqlite` | Isle of Man cities | 43 | 49.15 kB |
| `in.sqlite` | India cities | 557957 | 144.08 MB |
| `io.sqlite` | British Indian Ocean Territory cities | 5 | 40.96 kB |
| `iq.sqlite` | Iraq cities | 23821 | 16.19 MB |
| `ir.sqlite` | Iran cities | 81884 | 57.82 MB |
| `is.sqlite` | Iceland cities | 117 | 167.94 kB |
| `it.sqlite` | Italy cities | 63013 | 16.35 MB |
| `je.sqlite` | Jersey cities | 85 | 53.25 kB |
| `jm.sqlite` | Jamaica cities | 3867 | 1.03 MB |
| `jo.sqlite` | Jordan cities | 1756 | 1.18 MB |
| `jp.sqlite` | Japan cities | 50799 | 25.48 MB |
| `ke.sqlite` | Kenya cities | 6956 | 1.60 MB |
| `kg.sqlite` | Kyrgyzstan cities | 2555 | 1.25 MB |
| `kh.sqlite` | Cambodia cities | 11222 | 5.88 MB |
| `ki.sqlite` | Kiribati cities | 207 | 114.69 kB |
| `km.sqlite` | Comoros cities | 394 | 163.84 kB |
| `kn.sqlite` | Saint Kitts and Nevis cities | 129 | 81.92 kB |
| `kp.sqlite` | North Korea cities | 34704 | 18.37 MB |
| `kr.sqlite` | South Korea cities | 62752 | 24.25 MB |
| `kw.sqlite` | Kuwait cities | 127 | 126.98 kB |
| `ky.sqlite` | Cayman Islands cities | 80 | 53.25 kB |
| `kz.sqlite` | Kazakhstan cities | 13562 | 6.12 MB |
| `la.sqlite` | Laos cities | 15211 | 4.71 MB |
| `lb.sqlite` | Lebanon cities | 3717 | 2.46 MB |
| `lc.sqlite` | Saint Lucia cities | 337 | 131.07 kB |
| `li.sqlite` | Liechtenstein cities | 361 | 135.17 kB |
| `lk.sqlite` | Sri Lanka cities | 17856 | 4.77 MB |
| `lr.sqlite` | Liberia cities | 6325 | 1.61 MB |
| `ls.sqlite` | Lesotho cities | 400 | 151.55 kB |
| `lt.sqlite` | Lithuania cities | 20795 | 7.18 MB |
| `lu.sqlite` | Luxembourg cities | 692 | 323.58 kB |
| `lv.sqlite` | Latvia cities | 7787 | 2.64 MB |
| `ly.sqlite` | Libya cities | 909 | 626.69 kB |
| `ma.sqlite` | Morocco cities | 46945 | 14.37 MB |
| `mc.sqlite` | Monaco cities | 12 | 40.96 kB |
| `md.sqlite` | Moldova cities | 1814 | 1.16 MB |
| `me.sqlite` | Montenegro cities | 4041 | 1.16 MB |
| `mf.sqlite` | Saint Martin cities | 62 | 49.15 kB |
| `mg.sqlite` | Madagascar cities | 24174 | 5.93 MB |
| `mh.sqlite` | Marshall Islands cities | 112 | 53.25 kB |
| `mk.sqlite` | North Macedonia cities | 2773 | 1.27 MB |
| `ml.sqlite` | Mali cities | 15607 | 4.06 MB |
| `mm.sqlite` | Myanmar cities | 53879 | 16.12 MB |
| `mn.sqlite` | Mongolia cities | 1540 | 995.33 kB |
| `mo.sqlite` | Macao cities | 9 | 40.96 kB |
| `mp.sqlite` | Northern Mariana Islands cities | 47 | 49.15 kB |
| `mq.sqlite` | Martinique cities | 1294 | 458.75 kB |
| `mr.sqlite` | Mauritania cities | 7653 | 2.56 MB |
| `ms.sqlite` | Montserrat cities | 81 | 61.44 kB |
| `mt.sqlite` | Malta cities | 287 | 180.22 kB |
| `mu.sqlite` | Mauritius cities | 561 | 212.99 kB |
| `mv.sqlite` | Maldives cities | 116 | 53.25 kB |
| `mw.sqlite` | Malawi cities | 7980 | 1.81 MB |
| `mx.sqlite` | Mexico cities | 288169 | 91.32 MB |
| `my.sqlite` | Malaysia cities | 21665 | 7.09 MB |
| `mz.sqlite` | Mozambique cities | 22688 | 4.84 MB |
| `na.sqlite` | Namibia cities | 2914 | 733.18 kB |
| `nc.sqlite` | New Caledonia cities | 741 | 249.86 kB |
| `ne.sqlite` | Niger cities | 13060 | 3.38 MB |
| `nf.sqlite` | Norfolk Island cities | 4 | 40.96 kB |
| `ng.sqlite` | Nigeria cities | 61423 | 13.07 MB |
| `ni.sqlite` | Nicaragua cities | 2651 | 851.97 kB |
| `nl.sqlite` | The Netherlands cities | 7731 | 2.38 MB |
| `no.sqlite` | Norway cities | 13815 | 3.84 MB |
| `np.sqlite` | Nepal cities | 87788 | 19.66 MB |
| `nr.sqlite` | Nauru cities | 15 | 40.96 kB |
| `nu.sqlite` | Niue cities | 49 | 49.15 kB |
| `nz.sqlite` | New Zealand cities | 3039 | 815.10 kB |
| `om.sqlite` | Oman cities | 5997 | 3.19 MB |
| `pa.sqlite` | Panama cities | 13267 | 3.92 MB |
| `pe.sqlite` | Peru cities | 47487 | 11.55 MB |
| `pf.sqlite` | French Polynesia cities | 408 | 143.36 kB |
| `pg.sqlite` | Papua New Guinea cities | 11622 | 2.61 MB |
| `ph.sqlite` | Philippines cities | 44372 | 10.34 MB |
| `pk.sqlite` | Pakistan cities | 150393 | 45.45 MB |
| `pl.sqlite` | Poland cities | 47903 | 14.73 MB |
| `pm.sqlite` | Saint Pierre and Miquelon cities | 13 | 40.96 kB |
| `pn.sqlite` | Pitcairn cities | 1 | 40.96 kB |
| `pr.sqlite` | Puerto Rico cities | 2499 | 761.86 kB |
| `ps.sqlite` | Palestinian Territory cities | 1269 | 856.06 kB |
| `pt.sqlite` | Portugal cities | 16612 | 4.08 MB |
| `pw.sqlite` | Palau cities | 86 | 86.02 kB |
| `py.sqlite` | Paraguay cities | 6862 | 2.40 MB |
| `qa.sqlite` | Qatar cities | 275 | 237.57 kB |
| `re.sqlite` | Reunion cities | 784 | 299.01 kB |
| `ro.sqlite` | Romania cities | 18248 | 6.76 MB |
| `rs.sqlite` | Serbia cities | 9514 | 3.56 MB |
| `ru.sqlite` | Russia cities | 203189 | 86.11 MB |
| `rw.sqlite` | Rwanda cities | 10260 | 2.19 MB |
| `sa.sqlite` | Saudi Arabia cities | 5116 | 2.39 MB |
| `sb.sqlite` | Solomon Islands cities | 3078 | 761.86 kB |
| `sc.sqlite` | Seychelles cities | 50 | 49.15 kB |
| `sd.sqlite` | Sudan cities | 8134 | 2.47 MB |
| `se.sqlite` | Sweden cities | 28467 | 8.56 MB |
| `sg.sqlite` | Singapore cities | 387 | 192.51 kB |
| `sh.sqlite` | Saint Helena cities | 20 | 49.15 kB |
| `si.sqlite` | Slovenia cities | 6641 | 3.40 MB |
| `sj.sqlite` | Svalbard and Jan Mayen cities | 10 | 40.96 kB |
| `sk.sqlite` | Slovakia cities | 5060 | 1.92 MB |
| `sl.sqlite` | Sierra Leone cities | 14401 | 3.04 MB |
| `sm.sqlite` | San Marino cities | 24 | 73.73 kB |
| `sn.sqlite` | Senegal cities | 11373 | 3.45 MB |
| `so.sqlite` | Somalia cities | 4510 | 1.21 MB |
| `sr.sqlite` | Suriname cities | 553 | 217.09 kB |
| `ss.sqlite` | South Sudan cities | 5341 | 1.13 MB |
| `st.sqlite` | Sao Tome and Principe cities | 562 | 217.09 kB |
| `sv.sqlite` | El Salvador cities | 4888 | 1.73 MB |
| `sx.sqlite` | Sint Maarten cities | 62 | 49.15 kB |
| `sy.sqlite` | Syria cities | 11741 | 8.31 MB |
| `sz.sqlite` | Eswatini cities | 702 | 217.09 kB |
| `tc.sqlite` | Turks and Caicos Islands cities | 43 | 49.15 kB |
| `td.sqlite` | Chad cities | 12278 | 2.98 MB |
| `tf.sqlite` | French Southern Territories cities | 3 | 40.96 kB |
| `tg.sqlite` | Togo cities | 4213 | 1.16 MB |
| `th.sqlite` | Thailand cities | 87255 | 45.05 MB |
| `tj.sqlite` | Tajikistan cities | 2799 | 1.04 MB |
| `tk.sqlite` | Tokelau cities | 5 | 40.96 kB |
| `tl.sqlite` | Timor Leste cities | 3419 | 733.18 kB |
| `tm.sqlite` | Turkmenistan cities | 1479 | 569.34 kB |
| `tn.sqlite` | Tunisia cities | 2245 | 1.02 MB |
| `to.sqlite` | Tonga cities | 149 | 81.92 kB |
| `tr.sqlite` | Turkey cities | 54531 | 20.50 MB |
| `tt.sqlite` | Trinidad and Tobago cities | 460 | 188.42 kB |
| `tv.sqlite` | Tuvalu cities | 27 | 40.96 kB |
| `tw.sqlite` | Taiwan cities | 16103 | 9.63 MB |
| `tz.sqlite` | Tanzania cities | 7758 | 1.74 MB |
| `ua.sqlite` | Ukraine cities | 33577 | 19.14 MB |
| `ug.sqlite` | Uganda cities | 11455 | 2.37 MB |
| `um.sqlite` | United States Minor Outlying Islands cities | 11 | 40.96 kB |
| `us.sqlite` | United States cities | 193759 | 75.48 MB |
| `uy.sqlite` | Uruguay cities | 1089 | 520.19 kB |
| `uz.sqlite` | Uzbekistan cities | 8011 | 2.39 MB |
| `va.sqlite` | Vatican cities | 1 | 40.96 kB |
| `vc.sqlite` | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cities | 165 | 86.02 kB |
| `ve.sqlite` | Venezuela cities | 25554 | 6.34 MB |
| `vg.sqlite` | British Virgin Islands cities | 142 | 65.54 kB |
| `vi.sqlite` | U.S. Virgin Islands cities | 228 | 126.98 kB |
| `vn.sqlite` | Vietnam cities | 41943 | 13.78 MB |
| `vu.sqlite` | Vanuatu cities | 1921 | 491.52 kB |
| `wf.sqlite` | Wallis and Futuna cities | 99 | 53.25 kB |
| `ws.sqlite` | Samoa cities | 408 | 151.55 kB |
| `xk.sqlite` | Kosovo cities | 2603 | 1.43 MB |
| `ye.sqlite` | Yemen cities | 81303 | 36.20 MB |
| `yt.sqlite` | Mayotte cities | 157 | 86.02 kB |
| `za.sqlite` | South Africa cities | 13527 | 3.28 MB |
| `zm.sqlite` | Zambia cities | 12988 | 2.75 MB |
| `zw.sqlite` | Zimbabwe cities | 2100 | 512 kB |

## Publishing

Suggested Hugging Face dataset id:

`museado/geonames-data`

## Sample Rows

### `geo.sqlite` `country`

```bash
sqlite3 -header -column geo.sqlite "select * from country limit 3;"
```

```text
geoname_id  iso2  iso3  iso_numeric  fips  name     capital    area    population  continent  tld  currency_code  currency_name  phone  postal_format  postal_regex       languages             neighbors  
----------  ----  ----  -----------  ----  -------  ---------  ------  ----------  ---------  ---  -------------  -------------  -----  -------------  -----------------  --------------------  -----------
49518       RW    RWA   646          RW    Rwanda   Kigali     26338   12301939    AF         .rw  RWF            Franc          250                                      rw,en-RW,fr-RW,sw     TZ,CD,BI,UG
51537       SO    SOM   706          SO    Somalia  Mogadishu  637657  15008154    AF         .so  SOS            Shilling       252    @@  #####      ^([A-Z]{2}\d{5})$  so-SO,ar-SO,it,en-SO  ET,KE,DJ   
69543       YE    YEM   887          YM    Yemen    Sanaa      527970  28498687    AS         .ye  YER            Rial           967                                      ar-YE                 SA,OM      
```

### `geo.sqlite` `admin1`

```bash
sqlite3 -header -column geo.sqlite "select * from admin1 limit 3;"
```

```text
geoname_id  code   country_code  admin1_code  name             ascii_name     
----------  -----  ------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------
50360       SO.20  SO            20           Woqooyi Galbeed  Woqooyi Galbeed
51230       SO.19  SO            19           Togdheer         Togdheer       
51966       SO.14  SO            14           Lower Shabeelle  Lower Shabeelle
```

### `geo.sqlite` `admin2`

```bash
sqlite3 -header -column geo.sqlite "select * from admin2 limit 3;"
```

```text
geoname_id  code         country_code  admin1_code  admin2_code  name               ascii_name       
----------  -----------  ------------  -----------  -----------  -----------------  -----------------
6550        IR.42.6550   IR            42           6550         Dāvarzan          Davarzan         
28354       IR.10.28354  IR            10           28354        Darrehshahr        Darrehshahr      
65061       SO.09.65061  SO            09           65061        Degmada Badhaadhe  Degmada Badhaadhe
```

### `us.sqlite` `city`

```bash
sqlite3 -header -column us.sqlite "select * from city limit 1;"
```

```text
geoname_id  name      ascii_name  alternate_names                                                                                                                                                           latitude  longitude  feature_class  feature_code  country_code  admin1_code  admin2_code  population  timezone      modification_date
----------  --------  ----------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ---------  -------------  ------------  ------------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  -----------------
4045510     Amchitka  Amchitka    AHT,Amchitka,Amcitka,Amčitka,Isla Amchitka,a mu qi te ka dao,amshytka,amuchitoka dao,Амчитка,אמציטקה,أمشيتكا,アムチトカ島,阿姆奇特卡島  51.56722  178.8775   P              PPL           US            AK           016          0           America/Adak  2010-01-30       
```

## Bundle Usage

```bash
./admin.php download
./admin.php build --force
./admin.php metadata
```

The SQLite file is intended to be fetched by `survos/geonames-bundle` and queried locally through the bundle's runtime lookup service.