NCGS Census Geography levels
The level of a census geography concept, from country to sub-place.
Country
The Republic of South Africa.
District municipality
A category C municipality; a metro stands in its own place at this level.
Local or metropolitan municipality
A category A or B municipality, identified by its Municipal Demarcation Board code.
Main place
A Stats SA main place: a town, township, village or non-urban area, with a six-digit code whose first three digits are the municipality.
Province
One of the nine provinces; Stats SA code the first digit of every lower code.
Sub-place
A Stats SA sub-place: a suburb, section or extension of a main place, with a nine-digit code whose first six digits are the main place.