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Sets the preferred map region of coverage, used in selecting appropriate map resources for the area. If no region parameter is supplied, [[tswiki:Geohack|Geohack]] attempts to determine it from the coordinates.
The <code>region:</code> parameter specifies the political region for terrestrial coordinates.  It is used to select appropriate map resources. If no <code>region:</code> parameter is provided, [[tswiki:Geohack|Geohack]] attempts to determine the region from the coordinates.


The region should be supplied as either a two character [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] country code or an [[ISO 3166-2]] region code. For example:
The region should be supplied as either a two character [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] country code or an [[ISO 3166-2]] region code. For example:

Revision as of 17:34, 15 October 2009

The region: parameter specifies the political region for terrestrial coordinates. It is used to select appropriate map resources. If no region: parameter is provided, Geohack attempts to determine the region from the coordinates.

The region should be supplied as either a two character ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code or an ISO 3166-2 region code. For example:

In addition, two user-assigned code elements can used with {{coord}}:

  • XZ for objects in/above international waters (similar to UN/LOCODE)
  • ZZ for use in samples
Samples
Focus region R Markup Result
Switzerland CH {{coord|46.9524|N|7.4396|E|region:CH}} Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.
Berlin, Germany DE-BE {{coord|52.5164|N|13.3775|E|region:DE-BE}} Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.