Geocoding Response
Explanation of returned parameters
Place type
Describes the returned location type
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
venue | Points of interest, businesses, things with walls |
address | Places with a street address |
street | Streets, roads, highways |
neighbourhood | Social communities, neighbourhoods |
borough | Local administrative boundary, currently only used for New York City |
localadmin | Local administrative boundaries |
locality | Towns, hamlets, cities |
county | Official governmental area; usually bigger than a locality, almost always smaller than a region |
macrocounty | Related group of counties. Mostly in Europe |
region | States and provinces |
macroregion | Related group of regions. Mostly in Europe |
country | Places that issue passports, nations, nation-states |