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Regions & District Codes
Find the KDA geographic codes used to build a Karaar Digital Address. Search by region, city, district or code, then view the corresponding district and map.
SDAY-#####Aadan-yabaal, Shabeelaha DhexeIllustrative KDA address format
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KDA Geographic Code RegistryLast updated: 20 Sept 202620 regions coded · 93 districts codedCSV · from the live registry
How to read a KDA address
A KDA address combines a geographic code with a unique 5-digit location number to identify a specific place.
MQ + HD + 12345 → MQHD-12345
Karaar Routing Code: a separate numeric routing field used alongside the KDA address. It is not part of the MQHD-12345 address string.
- MQ
- Muqdisho / Banaadir geographic prefix
- HD
- Hodan district code
- 12345
- Unique 5-digit number for that location within Hodan
- Hodan, Muqdisho, Banaadir
- Geographic context
All regions
20- Awdal[AW]4 districts
- Bakool[BK]5 districts
- BanaadirMuqdisho[MQ]20 districts
- Bari[BR]5 districts
- Bay[BY]4 districts
- Galguduud[GG]5 districts
- Gedo[GD]6 districts
- Hiiraan[HI]3 districts
- Jubbada Dhexe[JD]3 districts
- Jubbada Hoose[JH]4 districts
- Karkaar[KK]1 district
- Maroodi Jeex[MJ]2 districts
- Mudug[MU]5 districts
- Nugaal[NG]3 districts
- Saaxil[SX]2 districts
- Sanaag[SN]3 districts
- Shabeelaha Dhexe[SD]4 districts
- Shabeelaha Hoose[SH]7 districts
- Sool[SL]4 districts
- Togdheer[TD]3 districts
Structured for interoperability. KDA addresses are machine-readable and designed to align with recognized international addressing standards, enabling compatible systems to process address components consistently. Acceptance or automatic recognition of a KDA address within an individual courier, postal operator or marketplace depends on that operator's systems.
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