The GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v4.0 dataset consists of settlement points with name and attributes for fourteen provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD). This data release supersedes the GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v3.0. The following changes were made: - Updated data for the provinces of Haut-Katanga, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Tshopo and Mongala - Data for Sankuru Province have been added - A data sources table has been included as part of the metadata Province level data are also available. Dataset citation: Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), Columbia University, Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévention, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and GRID3. 2025. GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v4.0. New York: Columbia University. URL. Accessed (date data was accessed)