GeoNames cities15000, retrieved 13 November 2026, © GeoNames contributors.
Source: https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/cities15000.zip
Documentation: https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/readme.txt
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Modified projection retains ID, name/country/admin code, ASCII search alias,
latitude, longitude and IANA timezone. Sorted by population for search relevance.
The data is supplied as-is; it is not a complete list of villages or a timezone
boundary map. Exact coordinates and zone can be confirmed manually. Historical
civil offsets are calculated from the engine's pinned IANA tzdb, never from a
present-day offset. Existing ten India preview entries are preserved unchanged.
Rebuild with `.venv/bin/python web/data/places/build.py <cities15000.zip>`.