---
id: "geonamesid"
kind: "datatype"
status: "stable"
is_pii: false
categories: ["geo"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 70
url: "http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/geonamesid"
---

# Geonames ID (`geonamesid`)

identifier in the GeoNames geographical database

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Geographic identifiers (geo)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^[1-9][0-9]{0,8}$
```

## Examples

- `935877` — Piton de la Fournaise
- `1277082` — Baranagar

## Mappings

- bioregistry: `geonames`
- wikidata: `P1566`

## Sources

- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1566>

## Quality

Score 70/100. Missing: longer description, negative example, translation, detector coverage.

JSON: <http://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/geonamesid.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/geo/geonamesid.yaml>