BJ Location Data

Benin Republic location data for web and mobile apps

For mobile (dart/flutter) version, please visit location_data_bj dart package

For raw data version, please visit bj_location_data_raw repository

Data Snapshot (As of 2023-12-21)

Department: 12

Town: 77

District: 546

Neighborhood: 5303

The code used in the dataset is an auto generated code. Please refer to the bj_location_data_raw repository for more information.

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Demo

Demo at: https://dahkenangnon.github.io/location_data_bj_js/

Installation with npm

npm install location_data_bj

Installation with yarn

yarn add location_data_bj

Directly in the browser

1. With a CDN

<script src="https://unpkg.com/location_data_bj@1.0.3/public/dist/bundle.js"></script>

2. With a local copy You can download the latest version of location_data_bj from the GitHub releases. Then include the script in your HTML file:

<script src="path/to/your/local/location_data_bj.js"></script>

API

departmentList: (sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => IDepartment[]: Get all departments

townsList: (sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => ITown[] : Get all towns

districtList: (sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => IDistrict[] : Get all districts

neighborhoodList: (sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => INeighborhood[] : Get all neighborhoods

department: (code: string) => IDepartment | undefined : Get a department by its code

town: (code: string) => ITown | undefined : Get a town by its code

district: (code: string) => IDistrict | undefined : Get a district by its code

neighborhood: (code: string) => INeighborhood | undefined : Get a neighborhood by its code

townsOfDepartment: (departmentCode: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => ITown[] : Get towns of a specific department

districtsOfTown: (townCode: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => IDistrict[] : Get districts of a specific town

neighborhoodsOfDistrict: (districtCode: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => INeighborhood[] : Get neighborhoods of a specific district

searchData: (query: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => Array<BjLocationData> : Search data in all categories (departments, towns, districts, neighborhoods)

searchDepartments: (query: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => IDepartment[] : Search departments by name

searchTowns: (query: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => ITown[] : Search towns by name

searchDistricts: (query: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => IDistrict[] : Search districts by name

searchNeighborhoods: (query: string, sortBy?: 'asc' | 'desc') => INeighborhood[] : Search neighborhoods by name

init: (options: BjLocationWidgetOptions) => void : Find the widget holder element using the provided option and plug the widget in it.

Widget JS Sample

For a sample, please see the index.html file

Disclaimer

Please note that the dataset used is not official. It is based on the work done by Junior Gantin at this repos.

License

Bj Location Data is crafted with ❤️ by Dah-Kenangnon Justin and is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

These person has helped me for cleaning the data and making it easier to use in dart and javascript:

• Big thanks to Jude AGBODOYETIN
• Big thanks to Yanel Aïna