The GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v3.0 dataset consists of settlement points with name and attributes for thirteen provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD): Province group 1: Haut-Katanga, Kasaï, Kasaï-Oriental, Kinshasa, and Lomami Province group 2: Haut-Lomami and Tanganyika Province group 3: Ituri and Kwilu Province group 4: Maniema Province group 5: Kasaï-Central Province group 6: Tshopo and Mongala The province groups are legacy groupings corresponding to the order in which the original data was collected. This operational dataset has not been fully validated by government officials or ministries. This data release supersedes the previous versions. Dataset citation: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University and Ministère de la Santé Publique, Hygiène et Prévention, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024. GRID3 COD - Settlement Names v3.0. New York: Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development (GRID3).[URL]. Accessed.