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- 2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.yaml
- 3. Read README.md for full context
Data Files
postal-codes-kw-sample
| Field | Type | Description | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| country_code | string | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country - always KW. | Country Code |
| postal_code | string | Postal code (2-6 digits). Read as text. A code can appear on more than one row. | Postal Code |
| place_name | string | Area or post office name (English), as spelled by the ministry. | Place Name |
| admin_name1 | string | Governorate name. | Administrative Name 1 |
| admin_code1 | string | ISO 3166-2:KW governorate code (KU, AH, HA, FA, MU, JA). | Administrative Code 1 |
| admin_name2 | string | Area (same as place_name). | Administrative Name 2 |
| admin_code2 | string | Empty - the source has no code at this level. | Administrative Code 2 |
| admin_name3 | string | Unit the code covers: 'PO Box a-b' or 'Block n'. | Administrative Name 3 |
| admin_code3 | string | Empty - the source has no code at this level. | Administrative Code 3 |
| latitude | string | Empty - the source tables carry no coordinates. | Latitude |
| longitude | string | Empty - the source tables carry no coordinates. | Longitude |
| accuracy | string | Empty. | Accuracy |
| alternative_city_name | string | Area or post office name in Arabic. | Alternative City Name |
About this dataset
Postal Codes Dataset for Kuwait (KW)
This dataset lists Kuwait's published postal codes as they appear in the Ministry of Communications tables, covering every governorate. Each row gives the code, the governorate, the area or post office (English and Arabic) and the unit the code covers: a PO Box range or a block.
Column definitions, row count, size and last-updated date are in datapackage.yaml.
How the codes work
Kuwait publishes two kinds of code, and both are in the file (see admin_name3): codes for PO Box ranges and
codes for blocks. Most codes are 5 digits; post-office entries (names ending "Office") use 2 to 6 digits.
A code can appear on more than one row, and PO Box ranges within an area are not always consecutive - the file follows
the ministry's tables as published.
Data Sources
- Postal codes, governorates, areas and post offices: Ministry of Communications, State of Kuwait - public postal
code tables (https://moc.gov.kw/ar/important-links?tab=2). The ministry publishes no open licence or terms of use
for these tables; the dataset contains factual information only (codes, areas and the PO Box ranges or blocks they
cover). See
ATTRIBUTION.txt.
Changes made to the source data: English and Arabic versions of each table row combined into one row; governorates given their ISO 3166-2:KW codes; exact duplicate rows removed.
Not endorsed by, or affiliated with, the Ministry of Communications.
Known limitations
- No coordinates: the ministry tables do not include them.
- The data is a copy of the ministry's published tables and has not been field-verified.
- Names keep the ministry's spellings, which are not always consistent.
- Some areas and post offices have no block-level codes.
Usage
The dataset files are available in CSV format and can be accessed and downloaded using the links provided in
datapackage.yaml. Read postal_code as text, never as a number.
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