All places in the Places API are categorized into one out of 9 feature classes (represented by letters) and further subcategorized into one out of 684 feature codes.
Feature Codes
| P: City, village,... | ||
| Code | Short Description | Full Description |
|---|---|---|
| PPL | Populated place | A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work |
| PPLA | Seat of a first-order administrative division | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA) |
| PPLA2 | Seat of a second-order administrative division | |
| PPLA3 | Seat of a third-order administrative division | |
| PPLA4 | Seat of a fourth-order administrative division | |
| PPLA5 | Seat of a fifth-order administrative division | |
| PPLC | Capital of a political entity | Capital of a political entity designated as an independent state |
| PPLCD | Capital of a dependency or special area | Capital or administrative center of a dependent political territory or area of special sovereignty |
| PPLCH | Historical capital of a political entity | A former capital of a political entity |
| PPLF | Farm village | A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities |