Key:government

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Description
Indicates the subtypes of government agencies and institutions. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: offices
Used on these elements
may be used on nodesshould not be used on waysmay be used on areas (and multipolygon relations)should not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 27
Requires
Useful combination
Status: approvedPage for proposal

The key government=* can be used to define subtypes of government agencies and institutions. It should be used together with office=government. The tag admin_level=* can be used in conjunction to indicate the administrative level (federal, provincial, state, municipal, etc.).

Values

The table shows frequently used values from the most used. More can be found on Taginfo. You can sort the table alphabetically by tag by clicking the first column. Most of them are undocumented, but the occurrence count is shown. Keep in mind that some of them may be unclear, redundant or conflicting.

Value Uses Comments
administrative A government administrative office.
public_service
tax A tax office.
register_office Used to mark a register of births, marriages and deaths for the UK and elsewhere. To indicate a register office (office to register births, marriages and deaths, locations of migrants, sometimes also to register electors or to deliver some permissions). In many countries this function is a mandatory mission of local collectivities (usually municipalities) but some countries with large rural areas have register offices only at a higher level (county, province, prefecture...) with additional local offices in the most dense and populated cities (but not in every town or village) in which case you'll need this government tag. These offices may be also a service operated locally by the police, or by a local religious authority. In such cases it may not needed to tag these offices separately. The relevant country project page should give details about what is needed.
yes Using this tag is discouraged.
This value makes no sense and contributes no information.
transportation A government office dealing with some aspect of transportation.
ministry The seat of a ministry or department. Do not use this for all offices and services resorting under a ministry, i.e. do not use this tag for prisons or tax offices even if they fall under the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance, respectively.
healthcare Office of a Department of Health.
prosecutor The office of a public prosecutor.
legislative A government legislative office. The seat of a legislative parliament, senate, or national assemblee (some countries or states have bicameral systems distinguishing them but they are usually distinguished only by their name).
social_services
education Office of a Department of Education.
social_security
customs A structure near or at an international boundary or within a country where travellers and/or vehicles are inspected for the import and export of goods.
government Using this tag is discouraged.
This value makes no sense and contributes no information.
environment
village_office
police
social_welfare
pension_fund
office Using this tag is discouraged.
This value makes no sense and contributes no information.
panchayath_office
cadaster Cadastral office.
agriculture
forestry
migration
archive
public_safety
employment_agency
ration_shop
commune
culture
local_authority
prefecture
statistics A government bureau responsible for collecting and analyzing statistics on topics such as economics and demographics; usually responsible for the census.
treasury A finance ministry, a department of the treasury or a treasurer's office.
recruitment
emergency
local
audit A government institution performing financial and/or legal audit on the executive branch of power. Usually called Court of Audit, Accounts or Auditors.
municipal
investigation
local_government
public_works
bailiff The office of a bailiff, a legal official who usually executes civil judgments, generally around the collection of debts or property.
border_control Border control office or building.
building_control Building/construction sites inspection service office.
parliament A Parliament office building.
fire_service
immigration
veterinary
agency
military
justice
water_utility_company
election_commission
chamber_of_commerce
public_utility
youth_welfare_department Office of a Youth welfare department.
finance
government_office Using this tag is discouraged.
This value makes no sense and contributes no information.
it
presidency The seat or an official residence for the head of state.
town_council
agriculture_office
county
judicial
data_protection A Data Protection Authority, a public institution in charge to audit, enforce and advise on protection of personal data.
aerospace
water
sport
energy
housing
intelligence
insurance
registration
construction
akshaya_centre
water_board
taxes Using this tag is discouraged.
Use government=tax instead.
ombudsperson An Ombudsperson, ombud, ombudsman, ombudswoman, or public advocate is an official who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration or a violation of rights.
heritage Heritage protection office.
watercourse_management Administrative office of watercourse management. Manages riverbanks, riparian forests and dikes but does not manage drinking water facilities or waste water.
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