PHP Manual: Returns the region name for some country and region code combo

Description

string geoip_region_name_by_code(string $country_code, string $region_code)

The geoip_region_name_by_code function will return the region name corresponding to a country and region code combo.

In the United States, the region code corresponds to the two-letter abbreviation of each state. In Canada, the region code corresponds to the two-letter province or territory code as attributed by Canada Post.

For the rest of the world, GeoIP uses FIPS 10-4 codes to represent regions. You can check » http://www.maxmind.com/app/fips10_4 for a detailed list of FIPS 10-4 codes.

This function is always available if using GeoIP Library version 1.4.1 or newer. The data is taken directly from the GeoIP Library and not from any database.

Parameters

country_code: The two-letter country code (see geoip_country_code_by_name)
region_code: The two-letter (or digit) region code (see geoip_region_by_name)

Return Values

Returns the region name on success, or false if the country and region code combo cannot be found.

Examples

Example #1 A geoip_region_name_by_code example using region code for US/Canada

This will print the region name for country CA (Canada), region QC (Quebec).

<?php
$region = geoip_region_name_by_code('CA', 'QC');
if ($region) {
    echo 'Region name for CA/QC is: ' . $region;
}
?>

The above example will output:

Region name for CA/QC is: Quebec

Example #2 A geoip_region_name_by_code example using FIPS codes

This will print the region name for country JP (Japan), region 01.

<?php
$region = geoip_region_name_by_code('JP', '01');
if ($region) {
    echo 'Region name for JP/01 is: ' . $region;
}
?>

The above example will output:

Region name for JP/01 is: Aichi