, ("System for IDs and names of places") or SIMC, is a
Polish government 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 digit
Weryfikacja cyfry kontrolnej numeru SIMC
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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