Comoros Administrative Divisions / Comores

Overview

Item	Details
Island	3
Prefecture	17
Commune	55
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-05-27
Website	openadmindata.org/km
API	openadmindata.org/api/km

Browse by Island

#	Island	Prefectures	Communes	Link
1	Anjouan (Ndzouani)	5	20	Browse
2	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	9	29	Browse
3	Mohéli (Mwali)	3	6	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-island.json	JSON	All 3 island records
all-prefecture.json	JSON	All 17 prefecture records
all-commune.json	JSON	All 55 commune records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-2 flat array
all-flat.ndjson	NDJSON	Streaming format
all-flat.csv	CSV	Spreadsheet format
hierarchy.json	JSON	Nested tree
schema.json	JSON Schema	Data schema

Quick Start

Python

import json

with open("data/all-island.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for r in data:
    print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['prefecture']} prefectures")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-island.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} islands`);

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=island, 2=prefecture, 3=commune
level_name	object	Level label (local + English)
name.local	string	Name in local script
name.en	string	English name
name.slug	string	URL-safe slug
parent	object/null	Parent division reference
ancestors	array	Full ancestor chain
children_count	object	Count of children per level
zip_codes	array	Postal codes (where available)
geo.lat	string	Latitude (WGS84)
geo.lon	string	Longitude (WGS84)

Full schema: data/schema.json

Hierarchy Browse

divisions/{island-slug}/
divisions/{island-slug}/{prefecture-slug}/

Communes are listed inline in each prefecture's README.

AI Integration

• llms.txt — Quick reference for AI agents
• llms-full.txt — Summary with per-island links
• Per-island data — Full data by island

Citation

Comoros Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/comoros-administrative-divisions

See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation.

License

• Data: CC-BY-4.0

Related

• Open Admin Data — Browse, search and explore administrative divisions for every country
• open-admin-data — GitHub organization with all country repos
• ListBase — Structured reference data for every country