Search and explore administrative names and codes for Pakistan.
Value
Returns a data frame (class "data.frame") with the following columns:
- name
Administrative unit name (e.g., "Lahore")
- level
Administrative level: "provinces", "districts", or "tehsils"
- code
P-code (unique identifier for the administrative unit)
- parent
Parent administrative unit (province for districts, district for tehsils)
The output represents a searchable dictionary of all administrative units in Pakistan. Use this function to explore available units, find codes, or validate input for other pkmapr functions.
Case Insensitivity
All matching in pk_dictionary() is case-insensitive.
"Lahore", "lahore", and "LAHORE" all return the same results.
Examples
# All provinces
pk_dictionary(level = "provinces")
#> name level code parent
#> 1 Azad Kashmir provinces PK1 <NA>
#> 2 Balochistan provinces PK2 <NA>
#> 3 Gilgit Baltistan provinces PK3 <NA>
#> 4 Islamabad provinces PK4 <NA>
#> 5 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces PK5 <NA>
#> 6 Punjab provinces PK6 <NA>
#> 7 Sindh provinces PK7 <NA>
# Case-insensitive search for districts containing "lahore"
pk_dictionary(level = "districts", name = "lahore")
#> name level code parent
#> 1 Lahore districts PK617 Punjab
pk_dictionary(level = "districts", name = "LAHORE") # Same result
#> name level code parent
#> 1 Lahore districts PK617 Punjab
# Search by code
pk_dictionary(code = "PK6")
#> name level code parent
#> 1 Punjab provinces PK6 <NA>
#> 2 Attock districts PK601 Punjab
#> 3 Bahawalnagar districts PK602 Punjab
#> 4 Bahawalpur districts PK603 Punjab
#> 5 Bhakkar districts PK604 Punjab
#> 6 Chakwal districts PK605 Punjab
#> 7 Chiniot districts PK606 Punjab
#> 8 Dera Ghazi Khan districts PK607 Punjab
#> 9 Faisalabad districts PK608 Punjab
#> 10 Gujranwala districts PK609 Punjab
#> 11 Gujrat districts PK610 Punjab
#> 12 Hafizabad districts PK611 Punjab
#> 13 Jhang districts PK612 Punjab
#> 14 Jhelum districts PK613 Punjab
#> 15 Kasur districts PK614 Punjab
#> 16 Khanewal districts PK615 Punjab
#> 17 Khushab districts PK616 Punjab
#> 18 Lahore districts PK617 Punjab
#> 19 Leiah districts PK618 Punjab
#> 20 Lodhran districts PK619 Punjab
#> 21 Mandi Bahauddin districts PK620 Punjab
#> 22 Mianwali districts PK621 Punjab
#> 23 Multan districts PK622 Punjab
#> 24 Muzaffargarh districts PK623 Punjab
#> 25 Nankana Sahib districts PK624 Punjab
#> 26 Narowal districts PK625 Punjab
#> 27 Okara districts PK626 Punjab
#> 28 Pakpattan districts PK627 Punjab
#> 29 Rahim Yar Khan districts PK628 Punjab
#> 30 Rajanpur districts PK629 Punjab
#> 31 Rawalpindi districts PK630 Punjab
#> 32 Sahiwal districts PK631 Punjab
#> 33 Sargodha districts PK632 Punjab
#> 34 Sheikhupura districts PK633 Punjab
#> 35 Sialkot districts PK634 Punjab
#> 36 Toba Tek Singh districts PK635 Punjab
#> 37 Vehari districts PK636 Punjab
#> 38 Attock tehsils PK60101 Attock
#> 39 Fateh Jang tehsils PK60102 Attock
#> 40 Hasan Abdal tehsils PK60103 Attock
#> 41 Hazro tehsils PK60104 Attock
#> 42 Jand tehsils PK60105 Attock
#> 43 Pindi Gheb tehsils PK60106 Attock
#> 44 Bahawalnagar tehsils PK60201 Bahawalnagar
#> 45 Chishtian tehsils PK60202 Bahawalnagar
#> 46 Fort Abbas tehsils PK60203 Bahawalnagar
#> 47 Haroonabad tehsils PK60204 Bahawalnagar
#> 48 Minchinabad tehsils PK60205 Bahawalnagar
#> 49 Ahmadpur East tehsils PK60301 Bahawalpur
#> 50 Bahawalpur tehsils PK60302 Bahawalpur
#> 51 Hasilpur tehsils PK60303 Bahawalpur
#> 52 Khairpur Tamewali tehsils PK60304 Bahawalpur
#> 53 Yazman tehsils PK60305 Bahawalpur
#> 54 Bhakkar tehsils PK60401 Bhakkar
#> 55 Darya Khan tehsils PK60402 Bhakkar
#> 56 Kalur Kot tehsils PK60403 Bhakkar
#> 57 Mankera tehsils PK60404 Bhakkar
#> 58 Chakwal tehsils PK60501 Chakwal
#> 59 Choa Saidan Shah tehsils PK60502 Chakwal
#> 60 Kallar Kahar tehsils PK60503 Chakwal
#> 61 Tala Gang tehsils PK60504 Chakwal
#> 62 Bhawana tehsils PK60601 Chiniot
#> 63 Chiniot tehsils PK60602 Chiniot
#> 64 Lalian tehsils PK60603 Chiniot
#> 65 D.G Khan (Tribal Area) tehsils PK60701 Dera Ghazi Khan
#> 66 Dera Ghazi Khan tehsils PK60702 Dera Ghazi Khan
#> 67 Kot Chatta tehsils PK60703 Dera Ghazi Khan
#> 68 Taunsa tehsils PK60704 Dera Ghazi Khan
#> 69 Chak Jhumra tehsils PK60801 Faisalabad
#> 70 Faisalabad City tehsils PK60802 Faisalabad
#> 71 Faisalabad Sadar tehsils PK60803 Faisalabad
#> 72 Jaranwala tehsils PK60804 Faisalabad
#> 73 Summundri tehsils PK60805 Faisalabad
#> 74 Tandlian Wala tehsils PK60806 Faisalabad
#> 75 Gujranwala tehsils PK60901 Gujranwala
#> 76 Kamoke tehsils PK60902 Gujranwala
#> 77 Nowshera Virkan tehsils PK60903 Gujranwala
#> 78 Wazirabad tehsils PK60904 Gujranwala
#> 79 Gujrat tehsils PK61001 Gujrat
#> 80 Kharian tehsils PK61002 Gujrat
#> 81 Sarai Alamgir tehsils PK61003 Gujrat
#> 82 Hafizabad tehsils PK61101 Hafizabad
#> 83 Pindi Bhattian tehsils PK61102 Hafizabad
#> 84 Ahmadpur Sial tehsils PK61201 Jhang
#> 85 Jhang tehsils PK61202 Jhang
#> 86 Shorkot tehsils PK61203 Jhang
#> 87 Athara Hazari tehsils PK61204 Jhang
#> 88 Dina tehsils PK61301 Jhelum
#> 89 Jhelum tehsils PK61302 Jhelum
#> 90 Pind Dadan Khan tehsils PK61303 Jhelum
#> 91 Sohawa tehsils PK61304 Jhelum
#> 92 Chunian tehsils PK61401 Kasur
#> 93 Kasur tehsils PK61402 Kasur
#> 94 Kot Radha Kishen tehsils PK61403 Kasur
#> 95 Pattoki tehsils PK61404 Kasur
#> 96 Jahanian tehsils PK61501 Khanewal
#> 97 Kabirwala tehsils PK61502 Khanewal
#> 98 Khanewal tehsils PK61503 Khanewal
#> 99 Mian Channu tehsils PK61504 Khanewal
#> 100 Khushab tehsils PK61601 Khushab
#> 101 Naushera tehsils PK61602 Khushab
#> 102 Noorpur tehsils PK61603 Khushab
#> 103 Quaidabad tehsils PK61604 Khushab
#> 104 Lahore Cantt tehsils PK61701 Lahore
#> 105 Lahore City tehsils PK61702 Lahore
#> 106 Choubara tehsils PK61801 Leiah
#> 107 Karor Lal Esan tehsils PK61802 Leiah
#> 108 Leiah tehsils PK61803 Leiah
#> 109 Dunyapur tehsils PK61901 Lodhran
#> 110 Kahror Pacca tehsils PK61902 Lodhran
#> 111 Lodhran tehsils PK61903 Lodhran
#> 112 Malakwal tehsils PK62001 Mandi Bahauddin
#> 113 Mandi Bahauddin tehsils PK62002 Mandi Bahauddin
#> 114 Phalia tehsils PK62003 Mandi Bahauddin
#> 115 Isakhel tehsils PK62101 Mianwali
#> 116 Mianwali tehsils PK62102 Mianwali
#> 117 Piplan tehsils PK62103 Mianwali
#> 118 Jalalpur Pirwala tehsils PK62201 Multan
#> 119 Multan City tehsils PK62202 Multan
#> 120 Multan Saddar tehsils PK62203 Multan
#> 121 Shujabad tehsils PK62204 Multan
#> 122 Alipur tehsils PK62301 Muzaffargarh
#> 123 Jatoi tehsils PK62302 Muzaffargarh
#> 124 Kot Addu tehsils PK62303 Muzaffargarh
#> 125 Muzaffargarh tehsils PK62304 Muzaffargarh
#> 126 Nankana Sahib tehsils PK62401 Nankana Sahib
#> 127 Sangla Hill tehsils PK62402 Nankana Sahib
#> 128 Shah Kot tehsils PK62403 Nankana Sahib
#> 129 Narowal tehsils PK62501 Narowal
#> 130 Shakargarh tehsils PK62502 Narowal
#> 131 Zafarwal tehsils PK62503 Narowal
#> 132 Depalpur tehsils PK62601 Okara
#> 133 Okara tehsils PK62602 Okara
#> 134 Renala Khurd tehsils PK62603 Okara
#> 135 Arif Wala tehsils PK62701 Pakpattan
#> 136 Pakpattan tehsils PK62702 Pakpattan
#> 137 Khanpur tehsils PK62801 Rahim Yar Khan
#> 138 Liaqatpur tehsils PK62802 Rahim Yar Khan
#> 139 Rahim Yar Khan tehsils PK62803 Rahim Yar Khan
#> 140 Sadiqabad tehsils PK62804 Rahim Yar Khan
#> 141 Jampur tehsils PK62901 Rajanpur
#> 142 Rajanpur tehsils PK62902 Rajanpur
#> 143 Rajanpur (Tribal Area) tehsils PK62903 Rajanpur
#> 144 Rojhan tehsils PK62904 Rajanpur
#> 145 Gujar Khan tehsils PK63001 Rawalpindi
#> 146 Kahuta tehsils PK63002 Rawalpindi
#> 147 Kallar Sayaddan tehsils PK63003 Rawalpindi
#> 148 Kotli Sattian tehsils PK63004 Rawalpindi
#> 149 Murree tehsils PK63005 Rawalpindi
#> 150 Rawalpindi tehsils PK63006 Rawalpindi
#> 151 Taxila tehsils PK63007 Rawalpindi
#> 152 Chichawatni tehsils PK63101 Sahiwal
#> 153 Sahiwal tehsils PK63102 Sahiwal
#> 154 Bhalwal tehsils PK63201 Sargodha
#> 155 Kot Momin tehsils PK63202 Sargodha
#> 156 Sahiwal tehsils PK63203 Sargodha
#> 157 Sargodha tehsils PK63204 Sargodha
#> 158 Shahpur tehsils PK63205 Sargodha
#> 159 Sillanwali tehsils PK63206 Sargodha
#> 160 Bhera tehsils PK63207 Sargodha
#> 161 Ferozewala tehsils PK63301 Sheikhupura
#> 162 Muridke tehsils PK63302 Sheikhupura
#> 163 Safdarabad tehsils PK63303 Sheikhupura
#> 164 Sharak Pur tehsils PK63304 Sheikhupura
#> 165 Sheikhupura tehsils PK63305 Sheikhupura
#> 166 Daska tehsils PK63401 Sialkot
#> 167 Pasrur tehsils PK63402 Sialkot
#> 168 Sambrial tehsils PK63403 Sialkot
#> 169 Sialkot tehsils PK63404 Sialkot
#> 170 Gojra tehsils PK63501 Toba Tek Singh
#> 171 Kamalia tehsils PK63502 Toba Tek Singh
#> 172 Toba Tek Singh tehsils PK63503 Toba Tek Singh
#> 173 Pir Mahal tehsils PK63504 Toba Tek Singh
#> 174 Burewala tehsils PK63601 Vehari
#> 175 Mailsi tehsils PK63602 Vehari
#> 176 Vehari tehsils PK63603 Vehari