Yemen Administrative Divisions / اليمن

Overview

Item	Details
Governorate	22
District	335
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-09-08
Website	openadmindata.org/ye
API	openadmindata.org/api/ye
Flag	PNG · CDN · CSS · Collections
National Anthem	🎵 Listen & Download Yemen National Anthem MP3
Statistics	GDP · Population — via NationData.org

Browse by Governorate

#	Governorate	Districts	Link
1	ابين (Abyan)	11	Browse
2	الضالع (Ad Dali')	9	Browse
3	عدن (Aden)	8	Browse
4	البيضاء (Al Bayda)	20	Browse
5	الحديده (Al Hodeidah)	26	Browse
6	الجوف (Al Jawf)	12	Browse
7	المهره (Al Maharah)	9	Browse
8	المحويت (Al Mahwit)	9	Browse
9	عمران (Amran)	20	Browse
10	ذمار (Dhamar)	12	Browse
11	حضرموت (Hadramawt)	28	Browse
12	حجه (Hajjah)	31	Browse
13	اب (Ibb)	20	Browse
14	لحج (Lahj)	15	Browse
15	مارب (Ma'rib)	14	Browse
16	ريمه (Raymah)	6	Browse
17	صعده (Sa'dah)	15	Browse
18	صنعاء (Sana'a)	16	Browse
19	امانة العاصمه (Sana'a City)	12	Browse
20	شبوه (Shabwah)	17	Browse
21	سقطرى (Socotra)	2	Browse
22	تعز (Ta'iz)	23	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-governorate.json	JSON	All 22 governorate records
all-district.json	JSON	All 335 district records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-1 flat array
all-flat.ndjson	NDJSON	Streaming format
all-flat.csv	CSV	Spreadsheet format
hierarchy.json	JSON	Nested tree
schema.json	JSON Schema	Data schema

Quick Start

Python

import json

with open("data/all-governorate.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for r in data:
    print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['district']} districts")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-governorate.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} governorates`);

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=governorate, 2=district
level_name	object	Level label (local + English)
name.local	string	Name in local script
name.en	string	English name
name.slug	string	URL-safe slug
parent	object/null	Parent division reference
ancestors	array	Full ancestor chain
children_count	object	Count of children per level
zip_codes	array	Postal codes (where available)
geo.lat	string	Latitude (WGS84)
geo.lon	string	Longitude (WGS84)

Full schema: data/schema.json

Hierarchy Browse

divisions/{governorate-slug}/

Districts are listed inline in each governorate's README.

AI Integration

• llms.txt — Quick reference for AI agents
• llms-full.txt — Summary with per-governorate links
• Per-governorate data — Full data by governorate

Citation

Yemen Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/yemen-administrative-divisions

See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation.

License

• Data: CC-BY-4.0

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