Cocos Islands Cities with Latitude & Longitude – Download in Excel, CSV, SQL, JSON, XML
Last update : 23 March 2026.
Here you’ll find a curated sample of 100 key cities from Cocos Islands, each with essential data points such as latitude, longitude, administrative region, and other relevant attributes.
This preview is extracted from our full dataset, which includes a total of 2 geographic locations across Cocos Islands.
Whether you’re working on mapping, analytics, or app development, the data is available for both personal and commercial use.
All entries can be downloaded in five formats: Excel (.xlsx), CSV, SQL, JSON, and XML.
Capital Highlight: The official capital city of Cocos Islands is West Island.
| Geoname_ID | City | Alternate_Name | Country_Code | Region | Sub_region | Latitude | Longitude | Elevation | Population | Timezone | Fcode_Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1547382 | Bantam Village | CC | -12.11645 | 96.89497 | 500 | Indian/Cocos | populated place | ||||
| 7304591 | West Island | weseuteu seom,웨스트 섬 | CC | -12.15681 | 96.82251 | 120 | Indian/Cocos | capital of a political entity |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A Geographer’s Deep Dive into the Cartographic Soul of an Isolated Paradise
Mapping a Coral World in the Middle of the Indian Ocean
Few territories challenge and thrill the geographer’s mind like the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This remote Australian external territory, scattered across the Indian Ocean like emeralds on a sapphire cloth, compels a different kind of cartographic curiosity. Here, scale and nuance matter more than grandiosity. These are islands where human geography is intimate, ecological zones are interwoven with settlement, and precision in city data becomes a foundation for understanding and managing a fragile space.
A Subtle Tapestry of Settlements and Divisions
Though the islands appear diminutive on a map, their human and administrative structures are rich in complexity. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are composed of two atolls and 27 coral islands, but only two—West Island and Home Island—host permanent population centers. Each has its own administrative profile, regional affiliation, and internal subdivisions, all crucial to managing logistics, services, and environmental planning across an area that’s deceptively small but ecologically sensitive.
In our dedicated geographic dataset, we've catalogued every populated place within the Cocos Islands, organized not just by name, but also by their associated regions and administrative departments. These classifications provide structure to what may otherwise seem like scattered points in the ocean.
The Power of Latitude and Longitude Precision
In island territories, accuracy in geolocation is not a luxury—it is essential. Whether it's emergency response, telecommunications setup, maritime border definition, or sustainable tourism planning, knowing the precise latitude and longitude of each urban node is critical.
Our database includes exact geospatial coordinates for every settlement on the islands. While this article does not list those coordinates directly, rest assured they’re available in every downloadable format—ready for GIS systems, logistics platforms, or conservation mapping projects.
Why Excel Matters More Than Ever
As geographers, we work across formats, but Excel (xlsx) remains our daily compass. That’s why I’m particularly excited to highlight our newly added Excel format in the Cocos Islands dataset. Excel brings geographic data to life in a way that’s approachable, visual, and adaptable. Filter settlements by region, sort by department, create graphs to compare coastal proximity or administrative density—these tasks become second nature in a well-structured spreadsheet.
Excel is also the perfect stepping stone for those less familiar with GIS software but eager to work with real-world spatial data. With this new format, the Cocos Islands are more accessible than ever for researchers, educators, policy analysts, and developers alike.
Comprehensive Data, Multi-Format Delivery
Of course, for those with more technical needs, we offer the full dataset in additional formats: CSV, SQL, JSON, and XML. These exports are ideal for web developers building interactive maps, analysts feeding data into relational databases, or app designers who need lightweight, dynamic location feeds. But no matter the format, the core strength of the dataset remains the same: a meticulously structured, up-to-date compilation of every city, region, and administrative entity in the Cocos Islands, anchored in geospatial accuracy.
Conclusion: The Value of Geographic Order in Remote Locales
Geography is more than distance—it is relationship. And in the case of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, understanding those relationships demands reliable data: where people live, how their communities are organized, and how those communities interact with the land and sea that cradle them.
Our geographic dataset, now fully available in Excel and other popular formats, is more than just a digital archive—it is a tool to help scholars, decision-makers, and technologists truly understand the human and environmental narrative of this unique Pacific frontier. The Cocos Islands are not simply remote—they are precise. And now, so is their data.
