Palau Administrative Divisions / Palau

Overview

Item	Details
State	16
Hamlet	77
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-08-20
Website	openadmindata.org/pw
API	openadmindata.org/api/pw
Flag	PNG · SVG · PDF
National Anthem	🎵 Listen & Download Palau National Anthem MP3

Browse by State

#	State	Hamlets	Link
1	Aimeliik	6	Browse
2	Airai	6	Browse
3	Angaur	4	Browse
4	Hatohobei	1	Browse
5	Koror	13	Browse
6	Melekeok	8	Browse
7	Ngaraard	5	Browse
8	Ngarchelong	8	Browse
9	Ngardmau	3	Browse
10	Ngeremlengui	8	Browse
11	Ngatpang	0	Browse
12	Ngchesar	4	Browse
13	Ngiwal	3	Browse
14	Peleliu	5	Browse
15	Sonsorol	1	Browse
16	Kayangel	2	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-state.json	JSON	All 16 state records
all-hamlet.json	JSON	All 77 hamlet records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-1 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-state.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']['hamlet']} hamlets")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

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

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=state, 2=hamlet
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/{state-slug}/

Hamlets are listed inline in each state's README.

AI Integration

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

Citation

Palau Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/palau-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