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Official identifier for a Catalonian territorial unit |
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The key ref:idescat=*
is the official identifier for a Catalonian territorial unit, from IDESCAT,
P4335.
Depending on the scope, the reference has a different number of digits. These scopes are the following:
- Counties, the reference only has two digits.
- Municipalities, are six digits, called codi.
- Population entities, are thirteen digits.
The reference is composed as follows:
- the first two are the province code
- the next three are the sequential number of the municipality within the province
- a control digit (these first six digits form the codi)
- two digits for the collective entity
- two digits for the singular entity
- another control digit
- two digits for the nucleus or disseminated
Example:
08 187 8 00 04 3 01 -- ---> Province --- ---> Municipality - ---> Control digit -- ---> Collective entity -- ---> Singular entity - ---> Control digit -- ---> Nucleus/scattering