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├ .migration-notes.md

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├ ATTRIBUTION.txt

https://datahub.io/logistics/postal-codes-rw/_r/-/ATTRIBUTION.txt

├ README.md

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└ datapackage.yaml

https://datahub.io/logistics/postal-codes-rw/_r/-/datapackage.yaml

Key Files

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datapackage.yaml— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/logistics/postal-codes-rw/_r/-/datapackage.yaml

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/logistics/postal-codes-rw/_r/-/README.md

Typical Usage

1. Fetch datapackage.yaml to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.yaml
3. Read README.md for full context

Data Files

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postal-codes-rw

Field	Type	Description	Title
country_code	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 -- always RW	Country Code
postal_code	string	Always empty -- Rwanda has no operational postal code system. Not a data gap; see ATTRIBUTION.txt.	Postal Code
place_name	string	Locality/place name (GeoNames populated place)	Place Name
admin_name1	string	Province / City of Kigali -- all 5 covered; blank where GeoNames assigns a place to no province	Administrative Name 1
admin_code1	string	ISO 3166-2:RW code	Administrative Code 1
admin_name2	string	Not populated in this release	Administrative Name 2
admin_code2	string	Not populated	Administrative Code 2
admin_name3	string	Not populated	Administrative Name 3
admin_code3	string	Not populated	Administrative Code 3
latitude	number	GeoNames latitude (WGS84)	Latitude
longitude	number	GeoNames longitude (WGS84)	Longitude
accuracy	string	Not populated -- the GeoNames gazetteer dump carries no accuracy field	Accuracy
alternative_city_name	string	Not populated in this release	Alternative City Name

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Last updated: 6 October 2026
Total rows: 10,260
Format: CSV
File size: 593 kB
Sources: GeoNames main gazetteer dump -- Rwanda (RW); GeoNames admin1 codes table
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

About this dataset

Postal Codes Dataset for Rwanda (RW)

Rwanda has no operational postal-code system. This dataset is a locality directory: populated places across every province (including the City of Kigali) with WGS84 coordinates. It is not a substitute postal-code list.

Column definitions, row count, size and last-updated date are in datapackage.yaml.

Data Sources

Province labels: the GeoNames admin1 codes table, same licence.

Changes made to the source data: populated places only (feature class P); admin_name1 and admin_code1 set to the ISO 3166-2:RW province name and code through a crosswalk (GeoNames' "Kigali" is shown as "City of Kigali", RW-01).

Not endorsed by, or affiliated with, GeoNames.

Known limitations

postal_code is empty on every row, because Rwanda has no postal-code system.
Rows whose GeoNames province is blank (or the reserved "no specific adm1" value) keep a blank admin_name1 and admin_code1 rather than a guessed province.
accuracy, alternative_city_name and administrative tiers 2 and 3 are empty.

Usage

The dataset files are available in CSV format and can be accessed and downloaded using the links provided in datapackage.yaml.

For other inquiries, contact datahub@datopian.com