1. Introduction
In Australia, the area managed by a District Government is defined as a Local Government Area (LGA). In Australia, the LGAs are the identified as "Administrative Level 6" in OpenStreetMap.
Details for on the common Administrative Levels used worldwide are available here:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:admin_level
District Label is a shortened version of the full LGA name that can be used in space constrained user interfaces e.g. web pages. It must be all lowercase and be 10 characters or less.
2. District Label Formation
In Australia a District Label is created from the official District Name using a 3-step process:
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Make the name all lowercase
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Remove these words from the name:
- city
- council
- district
- municipal
- municipality
- of
- region
- regional
- rural
- shire
- town
- the
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Remove any non-alphanumeric characters
e.g. space, dash, comma etc.
District Label examples for some Australia LGAs:
| District Label | Local Government Area |
|---|---|
| bayside | Bayside Council |
| greatergeraldton | City of Greater Geraldton |
| mosman | Mosman Council |
| northernbeaches | Northern Beaches Council |
| randwick | Randwick City Council |
| sydney | Council of the City of Sydney |
| waverley | Waverley Council |
| wyndhameastkimberley | Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley |
3. District Label Usage
District Labels can be used by themselves (e.g. sydney) only if there is no ambiguity, otherwise they should be used with prefix and suffix added (e.g. g_sydney_aunsw).
If possible. always use a District Label with prefix and suffix:
- a type prefix g_ to standard for government
- a region suffix consisting of its Region Label e.g. aunsw
For example:
- g_sydney_aunsw
- g_wyndhameastkimberley_auwa
In Australia the Local Government Areas change quite often, so District Labels should not be used when consistency over time is required (Cell Labels can be used instead).