Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC)

The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding system for geographical locations in the Philippines. Maintained by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), it serves as the official reference for administrative divisions, including regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays.

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Data Structure

The PSGC database follows a hierarchical structure:

Regions

{
	"id": 1,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"name": "Region I (Ilocos Region)",
	"code": "0100000000"
}

Each region is uniquely identified by a region code.

Provinces

{
	"id": 1,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"name": "Ilocos Norte",
	"code": "0102800000",
	"region_id": 1
}

Provinces belong to a specific region, as indicated by the region_id.

Cities

{
	"id": 5,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:39.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:39.000000Z",
	"name": "City of Batac",
	"code": "0102805000",
	"zip_code": "",
	"district": "Lone",
	"type": "City",
	"region_id": 1,
	"province_id": 1
}

Cities belong to a region and a province, referenced by region_id and province_id.

Cities Municipalities

{
	"id": 1,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"name": "Adams",
	"code": "0102801000",
	"zip_code": "",
	"district": "Lone",
	"type": "Mun",
	"region_id": 1,
	"province_id": 1
}

Cities Municipalities are distinct from regular municipalities and belong to a region and a province, referenced by region_id and province_id.

Municipalities

{
	"id": 1,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"name": "Adams",
	"code": "0102801000",
	"zip_code": "",
	"district": "Lone",
	"type": "Mun",
	"region_id": 1,
	"province_id": 1
}

Municipalities belong to a region and a province, referenced by region_id and province_id.

Sub-Municipalities

{
	"id": 1350,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:39:22.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:39:22.000000Z",
	"name": "Tondo I/II",
	"code": "1380601000",
	"zip_code": "",
	"district": "Lone",
	"type": "SubMun",
	"region_id": 14,
	"province_id": 65
}

Sub-municipalities also belong to a region and a province.

Barangays

{
	"id": 1,
	"created_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"updated_at": "2023-05-02T19:38:38.000000Z",
	"name": "Adams",
	"code": "0102801001",
	"status": "Active",
	"region_id": 1,
	"province_id": 1,
	"city_municipality_id": 1
}

Barangays are the smallest administrative unit and belong to a region, province, and city/municipality.

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Official PSGC Source

Visit the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) PSGC database: PSGC Website

⚡ Usage

• Used for government planning, statistics, and geographic classification.
• Essential for address standardization in logistics, census, and data management.

License

This dataset is publicly available under the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data policy.

Contributors

Maintained and updated by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Contributions are welcome!

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