Divisions
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Resource representations
Represents a political geographic division that matches the requested query.
{
"ocdId": string,
"name": string,
"aliases": [
string
]
}
| Property name |
Value |
Description |
Notes |
aliases[] |
list |
Other Open Civic Data identifiers that refer to the same division -- for example, those that refer to other political divisions whose boundaries are defined to be coterminous with this one. For example, ocd-division/country:us/state:wy will include an alias of ocd-division/country:us/state:wy/cd:1, since Wyoming has only one Congressional district. |
|
name |
string |
The name of the division. |
|
ocdId |
string |
The unique Open Civic Data identifier for this division. |
|
Methods
- search
- Searches for political divisions by their natural name or OCD ID.
- divisionsByAddress
- Looks up political geographic divisions for a single address.
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Last updated 2024-09-25 UTC.
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