Administrative hierarchy

Structure

Region
  └── Sector
        └── Locality (village, neighbourhood or tabanca)

Each sector belongs to a region and each locality to a sector. Cascading filters across the GIS follow this order.

No commune

Guinea-Bissau has no « commune » level: the hierarchy is Region → Sector → Locality.

Regions

Menu: Geography → Regions

Column	Content
Name	Region name
Code	Region code
Households	Number of registered households
GPS	Coordinates of the region's centre

Figures: Total, With GPS, Households.

Form: Name (required), Code, Latitude, Longitude.

Sectors

Menu: Geography → Sectors

Filter: Region.

Column	Content
Region	Sector's region
Name	Sector name
Code	Sector code
Households	Number of registered households
GPS	Coordinates of the sector's centre

Figures: Total, Regions, With GPS, Households.

Form: Name and Region (required), Code, Latitude, Longitude.

Localities

Menu: Geography → Localities

Localities are the finest level: villages, neighbourhoods and tabancas. Households are attached to them.

Filters: Region, then Sector. The second filter only offers the sectors of the chosen region.

Column	Content
Region, Sector	Attachment
Name, Code	Identification
Type	Village, Neighbourhood or Tabanca
Population	Estimated population
Households	Number of households
GPS	Coordinates

Figures: Total, With GPS, Households, Population.

Form: Name and Sector (required), Code, Type, Population, Households, Latitude, Longitude.

Examples

Add a locality

1. Open Geography → Localities and click Add.
2. Enter the name and choose the sector.
3. Set the type and, if you have them, the GPS coordinates.
4. Click Save.

Correct coordinates

1. Find the item with the filters, then the search.
2. Click the Edit icon.
3. Correct the latitude or longitude, then save.