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GEO1_LS1996
Lesotho, District 1996 [Level 1, GIS]

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Description

GEO1_ LS1996 identifies the household's district within Lesotho in 1996. Districts are the first level administrative units of the country. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO1_ LS1996 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for Lesotho can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

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Universe

  • All households

Availability

  • Lesotho: 1996