🇳🇬 Nigeria Geo Data

A lightweight, zero-dependency JavaScript SDK for Nigerian states, LGAs, and geopolitical data

✨ Features

• 🚀 Zero Dependencies - Lightweight and fast
• 📦 37 States + FCT - All Nigerian states and Federal Capital Territory
• 🏛️ 774 LGAs - Complete list of Local Government Areas
• 🗺️ 6 Geopolitical Regions - Query by regions
• 🔍 Fast Search - Search states and LGAs instantly
• 💪 TypeScript Support - Fully typed for better DX
• 🌲 Tree-shakeable - Import only what you need
• ⚡ Offline-first - No API calls, all data embedded
• 🌍 Universal - Works in Node.js, browsers, React, Vue, Next.js, etc.

📦 Installation

npm install nigeria-geo-data

yarn add nigeria-geo-data

pnpm add nigeria-geo-data

🚀 Quick Start

ES Modules (Recommended)

import { getAllStates, getStateByCode, getLGAsByState } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

// Get all states
const states = getAllStates();
console.log(states.length); // 37

// Get specific state
const lagos = getStateByCode('LA');
console.log(lagos.capital); // "Ikeja"

// Get LGAs for a state
const lagosLGAs = getLGAsByState('LA');
console.log(lagosLGAs.length); // 20

CommonJS

const { getAllStates, getStateByCode } = require('nigeria-geo-data');

const lagos = getStateByCode('LA');
console.log(lagos);

📚 API Reference

State Functions

getAllStates()

Get all Nigerian states (37 including FCT).

const states = getAllStates();
// Returns: State[]

getStateByCode(code: string)

Get a state by its two-letter code.

const lagos = getStateByCode('LA');
// Returns: State | null
// {
//   name: 'Lagos',
//   capital: 'Ikeja',
//   code: 'LA',
//   region: 'South-West'
// }

getStateByName(name: string)

Get a state by its name (case-insensitive).

const lagos = getStateByName('Lagos');
// Returns: State | null

getStatesByRegion(region: Region)

Get all states in a specific geopolitical region.

const southWestStates = getStatesByRegion('South-West');
// Returns: State[]
// ['Ekiti', 'Lagos', 'Ogun', 'Ondo', 'Osun', 'Oyo']

getStateCapital(stateCode: string)

Get the capital city of a state.

const capital = getStateCapital('LA');
// Returns: string | null
// "Ikeja"

isValidStateCode(code: string)

Check if a state code is valid. Returns a boolean

console.log(isValidStateCode('LA')); // true
console.log(isValidStateCode('XY')); // false

getStateWithLGAs(stateCode: string)

Get a state with all its LGAs included.

const lagosWithLGAs = getStateWithLGAs('LA');
// Returns: StateWithLGAs | null
// {
//   name: 'Lagos',
//   capital: 'Ikeja',
//   code: 'LA',
//   region: 'South-West',
//   lgas: [...], // Array of LGA objects
//   lgaCount: 20
// }

searchStates(query: string)

Search states by name (partial match, case-insensitive).

const results = searchStates('Ondo');
// Returns: State[]

getStateRegion(stateCode: string)

Get the region a state belongs to.

const region = getStateRegion('LA');
// Returns: Region | null
// "South-West"

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LGA Functions

getAllLGAs()

Get all LGAs in Nigeria (774 total).

const lgas = getAllLGAs();
// Returns: LGA[]

getLGAsByState(stateCode: string)

Get all LGAs in a specific state by state code.

const lagosLGAs = getLGAsByState('LA');
// Returns: LGA[]
// [
//   { name: 'Agege', state: 'LA' },
//   { name: 'Ajeromi-Ifelodun', state: 'LA' },
//   ...
// ]

getLGAsByStateName(stateName: string)

Get all LGAs in a specific state by state name.

const lagosLGAs = getLGAsByStateName('Lagos');
// Returns: LGA[]

searchLGAs(query: string)

Search LGAs by name across all states.

const results = searchLGAs('Ikeja');
// Returns: LGA[]
// [{ name: 'Ikeja', state: 'LA' }]

getLGACount(stateCode?: string)

Get the total count of LGAs, optionally filtered by state.

console.log(getLGACount()); // 774
console.log(getLGACount('LA')); // 20

lgaExists(lgaName: string, stateCode: string)

Check if an LGA exists in a specific state.

console.log(lgaExists('Ikeja', 'LA')); // true
console.log(lgaExists('Ikeja', 'KN')); // false

getLGAByName(lgaName: string)

Get the first LGA that matches a name.

const lga = getLGAByName('Ikeja');
// Returns: LGA | null

getAllLGAsByName(lgaName: string)

Get all LGAs with a specific name (some LGA names appear in multiple states).

const lgas = getAllLGAsByName('Obi');
// Returns: LGA[]

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Region Functions

getAllRegions()

Get all geopolitical regions (6 total).

const regions = getAllRegions();
// Returns: Region[]
// ['North-Central', 'North-East', 'North-West', 'South-East', 'South-South', 'South-West']

getRegionStates(region: Region)

Get all states in a specific region.

const southWestStates = getRegionStates('South-West');
// Returns: State[]

getRegionByState(stateCode: string)

Get the region that a state belongs to.

const region = getRegionByState('LA');
// Returns: Region | null
// "South-West"

getRegionStats(region: Region)

Get statistics for a specific region.

const stats = getRegionStats('South-West');
// Returns: RegionStats
// {
//   region: 'South-West',
//   stateCount: 6,
//   lgaCount: 137,
//   states: [...]
// }

getAllRegionStats()

Get statistics for all regions.

const allStats = getAllRegionStats();
// Returns: RegionStats[]

isValidRegion(region: string)

Check if a region name is valid.

console.log(isValidRegion('South-West')); // true
console.log(isValidRegion('South-Middle')); // false

getRegionStateCount(region: Region)

Get the number of states in a region.

console.log(getRegionStateCount('South-West')); // 6

getRegionLGACount(region: Region)

Get the number of LGAs in a region.

console.log(getRegionLGACount('South-West')); // 137

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Metadata

Access library metadata:

import { METADATA } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

console.log(METADATA.totalStates); // 37
console.log(METADATA.totalLGAs); // 774
console.log(METADATA.regions); // Array of all regions

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🔤 TypeScript Support

Full TypeScript support with exported types:

import type { State, LGA, Region, StateWithLGAs, RegionStats } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

const state: State = {
  name: 'Lagos',
  capital: 'Ikeja',
  code: 'LA',
  region: 'South-West'
};

const lga: LGA = {
  name: 'Ikeja',
  state: 'LA'
};

const region: Region = 'South-West';

🎯 Use Cases

Form Dropdowns

import { getAllStates, getLGAsByState } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

// State dropdown
const StateSelect = () => {
  const states = getAllStates();
  
  return (
    <select>
      {states.map(state => (
        <option key={state.code} value={state.code}>
          {state.name}
        </option>
      ))}
    </select>
  );
};

// LGA dropdown based on selected state
const LGASelect = ({ stateCode }) => {
  const lgas = getLGAsByState(stateCode);
  
  return (
    <select>
      {lgas.map(lga => (
        <option key={lga.name} value={lga.name}>
          {lga.name}
        </option>
      ))}
    </select>
  );
};

Address Validation

import { isValidStateCode, lgaExists } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

function validateAddress(stateCode: string, lgaName: string) {
  if (!isValidStateCode(stateCode)) {
    return { valid: false, error: 'Invalid state code' };
  }
  
  if (!lgaExists(lgaName, stateCode)) {
    return { valid: false, error: 'LGA does not exist in this state' };
  }
  
  return { valid: true };
}

Search & Autocomplete

import { searchStates, searchLGAs } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

function searchLocation(query: string) {
  const states = searchStates(query);
  const lgas = searchLGAs(query);
  
  return { states, lgas };
}

Regional Analytics

import { getAllRegionStats } from 'nigeria-geo-data';

const stats = getAllRegionStats();
stats.forEach(stat => {
  console.log(`${stat.region}:`);
  console.log(`  States: ${stat.stateCount}`);
  console.log(`  LGAs: ${stat.lgaCount}`);
});

📊 Data Coverage

• States: 37 (including FCT Abuja)
• LGAs: 774
• Regions: 6 (North-Central, North-East, North-West, South-East, South-South, South-West)
• State Codes: All 37 two-letter codes

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are 100% welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

MIT © Imam Dahir

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository
• NPM Package
• Issues

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