Nigeria GeoData

Nigeria GeoData is an npm package that provides easy-to-use functions to retrieve Nigerian states, their local government areas (LGAs), and cities/areas within those LGAs. This package is ideal for developers building applications that require geographic data of Nigeria, such as dropdown selectors, data validation, or any location-based feature.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install nigeria-geodata

Or using Yarn:

yarn add nigeria-geodata

Usage

Import the functions in your TypeScript or JavaScript project:

TypeScript Example

import { getAllStates, getLocalGovernments, getCities } from 'nigeria-geodata';

// Get all Nigerian states (alphabetically sorted) const states = getAllStates(); console.log('States:', states);

// Get Local Government Areas for a specific state (case insensitive) const stateName = 'Abia'; const lgas = getLocalGovernments(stateName); console.log(Local Governments in ${stateName}:, lgas);

// Get Cities/Areas for a specific LGA within a state (case insensitive) const localGovernment = 'Aba North'; const cities = getCities(stateName, localGovernment); console.log(Cities/Areas in ${localGovernment}, ${stateName}:, cities);

JavaScript Example

const { getAllStates, getLocalGovernments, getCities } = require('nigeria-geodata');

// Get all Nigerian states const states = getAllStates(); console.log('States:', states);

// Get LGAs for a specific state const stateName = 'Abia'; const lgas = getLocalGovernments(stateName); console.log(Local Governments in ${stateName}:, lgas);

// Get Cities/Areas for a specific LGA in the state const localGovernment = 'Aba North'; const cities = getCities(stateName, localGovernment); console.log(Cities/Areas in ${localGovernment}, ${stateName}:, cities);

API Reference

getAllStates() Returns: string[] Description: Extracts and returns a sorted array of all unique Nigerian state names from the data.

stateName: The name of the state (case insensitive). Returns: string[] Description: Finds the state object matching the given name and returns a sorted array of its local government areas. Returns an empty array if the state is not found.

getCities(stateName: string, localGovernment: string)

getCities(stateName: string, localGovernment: string) Parameters:

stateName: The name of the state (case insensitive). localGovernment: The name of the local government area (case insensitive). Returns: string[] Description: Navigates through the state and local government data to return a sorted array of cities/areas within the specified local government. Returns an empty array if the state or local government is not found.

About the Developer This package was developed by a senior software engineer with extensive experience in building robust and user-friendly software solutions. Passionate about leveraging data to solve real-world challenges, the developer created Nigeria GeoData to simplify the process of integrating Nigerian geographic data into modern web and mobile applications.

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Contributing Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the issues page if you want to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.