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+/- place=state Description A large sub-national political/administrative area. Used on these elements Useful combination name=* population=* Status Undefined Tools for this tag Combinations worldwide in Australia/Oceania in Europe (list) in Asia (list) in Central America (list) in South America (list) in Africa (list)  (via overpass turbo - help)

A high-level sub-national political entity (Wikipedia:State_(administrative_division)) in several large countries such as USA ("State"), Australia ("State"), Canada ("Province"). May also be applicable in other countries and languages, "Provincia", "Estado", "Land" - whether is should be used is up to you and mappers in your own country.

How to Map

Add the place=state to the appropriate the area or node and name it using name=<Name of State>.

If mapping as a node, you might also want to add other useful information such as what what country it is in is_in:country=*, name in other languages, abbreviation, if any, and what the approximate population is population=*.

Example

place=state
name=Ontario
name:en=Province of Ontario
name:fr=Province de Ontario
is_in:country=Canada
is_in:country_code=CA
ref=ON
state_code=ON
population=13425124

See also

• place=country
• place=county
• is_in=*
• population=*
• boundary=*

Related terms: <territory> <union> <state> <land> <environment>