Address Guidelines for South Africa
Follow these guidelines to provide input that Geocode Address Global can successfully geocode. For additional information about South African addresses, see the South African Postal Service website: http://www.postoffice.co.za/.
- Required fields—Addresses must contain a city. ZAF does not consider postal codes in addresses.
- Thoroughfare types—Thoroughfare types and their common abbreviations are recognized and fully supported on input and output. The following table shows is a partial list of recognized thoroughfare types. Many others are also recognized.
Pre-thoroughfare types
alley=steeg
avenue=av,ave,avn,avenu
boulevard=blvrd,blvd,bvld,kringweg
close=cl,clse
corner=cor
court=crt,ct
crescent=cres,cr,singel,single,sgl,sng
drive=dr,dri,drv
road=roads,pad,ro,roa,rd,rds
freeway=freewa,fwy
highway=highwa,hwy
lane=ln
place=pl,plek
square=sq,square,plein
street=straat,str,strs,sts,stre,stree,streets,st
stret=stret
hill=heuwel
market=mark
promenade=wandelweg
way=weg
cul-de-sac=doodloopstraat,cul de sac
rylaan=rylaan,laan,rlnPost-thoroughfare types
Most pre-thoroughfare types can also be used as post-thoroughfare types. Some additional post-thoroughfare types may be recognized.
- Common words and abbreviations—The geocoder recognizes common words, directionals, house number indicators, and abbreviations used in addresses and can geocode these addresses successfully. This is a partial list of common words and abbreviations that are recognized. Many other common words are also handled.
Table 1. Common Words Category
Words
Common words
h/v,hv,hoek van,cor,cn,c/r,corner,co,cnr.,cnr,corner of,c/o
Pre-address indicators
plaza, centre, office, building, mall, square, market, clinic, school, lodge, estate, estates, floor, shop, store, station, hospitaal, hospital, mine, shaft, airport, lughawe, mart, arcade, department, complex, stand, shopping, unit, villa
Towns
port, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, v1, v2, v3, v4, v6, unit, hill, proper, ah, sp, industrial, municipality, township, city, last, agricultural, plots, plotte, new, rural, area, nature, reserve, estate, golf, school, course, institute, farms, farm, plaas, mine
Surname-joining words
van, den, de, le, la, du, der, AH, du, von, van der, van den, vander, vanden, mac
Articles of speech
the, at, a, an
Suburb indicators
proper, tide, glen, rand, nature, reserve, country, club, golf, course, lake, lakes, kloof, view, valley, ah, ah., yard, village, gardens, bazaar, ridge, township, tuine, industrial, industrieël, industrieel, central, hill, natuurpark, grounds, gronde, rif, heights, hoogte, club, sanctuary, grove, deep, estate, estates, rail, flats, willows, farm, plaas, manor, acres, interchange
Common abbreviations
doctor=dr, ductor, docter
professor=prof
dominee=ds
president=pres
saint=st
second=sec
third=thrd
fifth=fid
seventh=sev
eighth=eig
ninth=nin
captain=capt
general=genrl
extention=phase, ext, uitbreiding, utibrei, uitbr, sw
january=jan, januarie
february=feb, februarie
march=mar, maart
april=apr
may
june=jun, junie
july=jul, julie
august=aug, augustus
september=sep
october=oct, oktober
november=nov
december=dec, desemberDirectionals
noord, north, noordoos, north east, noordwes, north west, no., nw., ne., oos, east, wes, west, nne., ene., ese., sse., ssw., wsw., wnw., nnw., westelike, western, suidelike, southern, noordelike, northern, oostelike, eastern, suid, south, suidoos, south east, suidwes, south west, sw., se.