Datatypes

Japanese local government code (dantai code)

ID jp_lg_code

DatatypeNot PIIidentifierDraft

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Six-digit code of a Japanese prefecture or municipality defined by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (JIS X 0402 plus a check digit). The first two digits are the prefecture.

Categories
Geographic identifiers, Government related
Countries
Japan
Languages
Common to most languages
Wikidata
P429
Quality
80/100 · missing: negative example, translation, detector coverage
Metacrafter rules
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Supported by tools
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Regular expression

^\d{6}$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
261009Kyoto
011002Sapporo

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