, ("System for IDs and names of places") or SIMC, is a

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scheme to create

unique identifier A unique identifier (UID) is an identifier that is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose. The concept was formalized early in the development of computer science and information systems ...

s for places. It is part of the (TERYT, or "National Register of Territorial Divisions of the Country"). The system is managed by the ("Central Statistical Office"). SIMC is a registry of names of places and their constituent parts, including the following information: * The official name of the village * ID of the village * the type locality * parent village commune, district and province * SIMC ID with check digitWeryfikacja cyfry kontrolnej numeru SIMC
/ref> SIMC IDs and place names are updated on a regular basis after changes of official names of places and changes in the basic territorial divisions of the state. SIMC IDs are unique and permanent.

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1998 establishments in Poland Identifiers