Lebanon - Settlements (villages, towns, cities)

This dataset presents a list of Localities in Lebanon for the use of humanitarian actors. Central Administration of Statistics. The official governmental institutions for statistics.
Cadastral Boundaries: Represent the geographic divisions of Lebanon as per the government. In total Lebanon holds 1623 Cadastral Boundaries.
Each boundary could includes 1 or more villages or municipalities; or 1 or more cadastral boundaries could represent one municipality.

P_code This column illustrates the agreed codes of the villages in Lebanon as per the UNICEF and UNHCR IM joint work.
Location_Name_En This column illustrates the agreed names of the villages in Lebanon as per the UNICEF and UNHCR IM joint work.
Location_Name_Arabic  This column illustrates the name of the location in arabic based on the "Real estate areas , cities and villages in Lebanon guide" in 2005 from the ACS for the most of the location
Latitude, Longitude Geographical Coordinates in Decimal Degrees. Geographical Projection WGS 1984.
Elevation This column has the elevation of the location GPS coordinates. Google Webservices was used to populate this field using location GPS coordinates      
Governorate This column illustrates the Mohafazas (Governorates) as per the Lebanese Government divisions. In total, the no. of Mohafazas is 8. as per decree "522  dated 16/7/2003", in English
Governorate_Ar This column illustrates the Mohafazas (Governorates) as per the Lebanese Government divisions. In total, the no. of Mohafazas is 8. as per decree "522  dated 16/7/2003", in Arabic
UN_Area Of Operation This column illustrates the Mohafazas (Governorates) in Lebanon as per UNHCR operation areas. Noting that Nabatiyeh and South Lebanon Mohafazas were merged into one Mohafaza that
 is "South"also for Bekaa and Baalbek-El Hermel Mohafazas were merged into one Mohafaza that  is "Bekaa" In total, the no. of Mohafazas as per UNHCR is 5.in English
UN_AreaOfOperation_Ar This column illustrates the Mohafazas (Governorates) in Lebanon as per UNHCR divisions. Noting that Nabatiyeh and South Lebanon Mohafazas were merged into one Mohafaza that
 is "South"also for Bekaa and Baalbek-El Hermel Mohafazas were merged into one Mohafaza that  is "Bekaa" In total, the no. of Mohafazas as per UNHCR is 5.in Arabic
District This column illustrates the cazas (Districts) in Lebanon as per Lebanese Government divisions.  In total, the no. of Cazas amounts for 26.        
District_Ar This column illustrates the cazas (Districts) in Lebanon as per Lebanese Government divisions.  In total, the no. of Cazas amounts for 26. in Arabic        
CAS_CODE* This column illustrates the agreed codes of the cadastral boundaries** in Lebanon as per the Lebanese Government.            
CAS_CODE_UN This column illustrates the agreed codes of the cadastral boundaries in Lebanon as per the Lebanese Government. The codes holds in its beginning the Lebanese acronyme LBN for international use.
CAS_NAME This column illustrates the names of the cadastral boundaries in Lebanon as per the Lebanese Government in English.            
CAS_NAME_Ar This column illustrates the names of the cadastral boundaries in Lebanon as per the Lebanese Government in Arabic.            
CAS_MaxElevation This column has the elevation of the highest village in the same cadastral zone                    
Municipality Name_EN This column illustrates the names of the Municipalities in Lebanon in English. Data Source: UNHCR                
Municipality Name_AR This column illustrates the names of the Municipalities in Lebanon in Arabic. Data Source: UNHCR                
Municipality Phone This column illustrates the Phone number of the Municipalities in Lebanon. Data Source: MoIM website 
Municipality Address This column illustrates the Available Address of the Municipalities in Lebanon. Data Source: UNDP/Arabia GIS              
UNION_ID This column illustrates the codes given for to the union of  Municipalities in Lebanon. Data Source: UNHABITAT               
Union_Full This column illustrates the names of the union of  Municipalities in Lebanon in English. Data Source: UNHABITAT               
UOM_Name This column illustrates the abbreviation name of the union of  Municipalities in Lebanon in English. Data Source: UNHABITAT      


Tags: geodata, populated places-settlements
Organization: OCHA Lebanon