# Divisions

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For a list of [methods](https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/divisions#methods) for this resource, see the end of this page.

## 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](https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/divisions/search)
:   Searches for political divisions by their natural name or OCD ID.

[divisionsByAddress](https://developers.google.com/civic-information/docs/v2/divisions/divisionsByAddress)
:   Looks up political geographic divisions for a single address.