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Location Registry
PostedDecember 5, 2023
UpdatedDecember 5, 2023
Byadmin
The purpose of location registry is to uniquely identify geographical locations in a country – often in terms of administrative setup. This allows to identify patients location and care services location uniquely.
API
1. Get Locations
Request :
GET https://{lr_service}/locations/list/{level}?updatedSince={ISO8601 formatted date}&limit={limit}&offset={offset}
Headers :
X-Auth-Token : {auth token assigned while user registration in HRM}
client_id : {client id of requester in Identity Service Provider}
The level field can contain one of the following :
- division
- district
- upazila
- paurasava
- union
- ward
Sample Response
[ { "code" : "1020" , "id" : "1020" , "name" : "Example Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "district" , "active" : 1, "updatedAt" : "2016-10-02 13:19:57" , "hierarchy" : [ { "code" : "10" , "name" : "Example Parent Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "division" }, { "code" : "20" , "name" : "Example Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "district" } ] } ] |
2. Get Single Location Information
Request :
GET http://hrmtest.dghs.gov.bd/api/1.0/locations/{geoCode}.json
Headers :
X-Auth-Token : {auth token assigned while user registration in HRM}
client_id : {client id of requester in Identity Service Provider}
Sample Response
{ "code" : "1020" , "id" : "1020" , "name" : "Example Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "district" , "active" : 1, "updatedAt" : "2016-10-02 13:19:57" , "hierarchy" : [ { "code" : "10" , "name" : "Example Parent Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "division" }, { "code" : "20" , "name" : "Example Location" , "name_BN" : "" , "type" : "district" } ] } |
BHIE
For Bangladesh, the geographical codes for locations are unique for a specific hierarchy.
The code sequence
Division
code |
Zilla
code |
Upazilla/
Thana code |
Union/
Ward code |
Mauza/
Mahalla code |
Village
code |
RMO
code |
Name |
XX | XX | XX | XX | XXX | XX | X | XXXXXX |
Bangladesh Geo Code, BBS
- format – http://www.bbs.gov.bd/PageWebMenuContent.aspx?MenuKey=150
- Geo code list – an excel version of it is attached below
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