Guide / Reference

Data Schema

The data is deliberately flat at each level and relational between levels. IDs are stable within their collection and names are provided in English and Bangla.

Administrative levels

Level	Count	Parent key	Primary fields
Division	8	—	`id`, `name`, `bn_name`, `url`
District	64	`division_id`	`lat`, `lon` included
Upazila	494	`district_id`	`name`, `bn_name`, `url`
Union	4,540	`upazila_id`	`name`, `bn_name`, `url`

Example district record

{
  "id": 1,
  "division_id": 1,
  "name": "Cumilla",
  "bn_name": "কুমিল্লা",
  "lat": 23.4682747,
  "lon": 91.1788135,
  "url": "www.comilla.gov.bd"
}

Coordinates: District latitude and longitude are decimal degrees in WGS 84, suitable for common web maps and GIS tooling.