130
votes

How might I obtain the city name in Google Maps if I have latitude and longitude coordinates of a town or area?

I tried using the latitude, longitude and I got country but I don't know how to get city name.

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15 Answers

245
votes

From a Geocoder object, you can call the getFromLocation(double, double, int) method. It will return a list of Address objects that have a method getLocality().

Geocoder gcd = new Geocoder(context, Locale.getDefault());
List<Address> addresses = gcd.getFromLocation(lat, lng, 1);
if (addresses.size() > 0) {
    System.out.println(addresses.get(0).getLocality());
}
else {
   // do your stuff
}
27
votes

I am using this code. You can also your this for getting city and other details about a Latitude and longitude :

public class getReverseGeoCoding {
    private String Address1 = "", Address2 = "", City = "", State = "", Country = "", County = "", PIN = "";
    
    public void getAddress() {
        Address1 = "";
        Address2 = "";
        City = "";
        State = "";
        Country = "";
        County = "";
        PIN = "";
        
        try {
            
            JSONObject jsonObj = parser_Json.getJSONfromURL("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=" + Global.curLatitude + ","
                    + Global.curLongitude + "&sensor=true&key=YOUR_API_KEY");
            String Status = jsonObj.getString("status");
            if (Status.equalsIgnoreCase("OK")) {
                JSONArray Results = jsonObj.getJSONArray("results");
                JSONObject zero = Results.getJSONObject(0);
                JSONArray address_components = zero.getJSONArray("address_components");
                
                for (int i = 0; i < address_components.length(); i++) {
                    JSONObject zero2 = address_components.getJSONObject(i);
                    String long_name = zero2.getString("long_name");
                    JSONArray mtypes = zero2.getJSONArray("types");
                    String Type = mtypes.getString(0);
                    
                    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(long_name) == false || !long_name.equals(null) || long_name.length() > 0 || long_name != "") {
                        if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("street_number")) {
                            Address1 = long_name + " ";
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("route")) {
                            Address1 = Address1 + long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("sublocality")) {
                            Address2 = long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("locality")) {
                            // Address2 = Address2 + long_name + ", ";
                            City = long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("administrative_area_level_2")) {
                            County = long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("administrative_area_level_1")) {
                            State = long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("country")) {
                            Country = long_name;
                        } else if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("postal_code")) {
                            PIN = long_name;
                        }
                    }
                    
                    // JSONArray mtypes = zero2.getJSONArray("types");
                    // String Type = mtypes.getString(0);
                    // Log.e(Type,long_name);
                }
            }
            
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        
    }
    
    public String getAddress1() {
        return Address1;
        
    }
    
    public String getAddress2() {
        return Address2;
        
    }
    
    public String getCity() {
        return City;
        
    }
    
    public String getState() {
        return State;
        
    }
    
    public String getCountry() {
        return Country;
        
    }
    
    public String getCounty() {
        return County;
        
    }
    
    public String getPIN() {
        return PIN;
        
    }
    
}

For more detail on how to get Google Map Api key

JSON PARSER CLASS

public class parser_Json {
    public static JSONObject getJSONfromURL(String url) {

        // initialize
        InputStream is = null;
        String result = "";
        JSONObject jObject = null;

        // http post
        try {
            HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
            HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost(url);
            HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
            is = entity.getContent();

        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("log_tag", "Error in http connection " + e.toString());
        }

        // convert response to string
        try {
            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is, "iso-8859-1"), 8);
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            String line = null;
            while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
                sb.append(line + "\n");
            }
            is.close();
            result = sb.toString();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("log_tag", "Error converting result " + e.toString());
        }

        // try parse the string to a JSON object
        try {
            jObject = new JSONObject(result);
        } catch (JSONException e) {
            Log.e("log_tag", "Error parsing data " + e.toString());
        }

        return jObject;
    }

}

You can get more info from this question : Get the particular address using latitude and longitude

12
votes

Try this

  List<Address> list = geoCoder.getFromLocation(location
            .getLatitude(), location.getLongitude(), 1);
    if (list != null & list.size() > 0) {
        Address address = list.get(0);
        result = address.getLocality();
        return result;
9
votes

Just Use this method and pass your lat, long.

public static void getAddress(Context context, double LATITUDE, double LONGITUDE) {

//Set Address
try {
    Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(context, Locale.getDefault());
    List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, 1);
    if (addresses != null && addresses.size() > 0) {



        String address = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(0); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
        String city = addresses.get(0).getLocality();
        String state = addresses.get(0).getAdminArea();
        String country = addresses.get(0).getCountryName();
        String postalCode = addresses.get(0).getPostalCode();
        String knownName = addresses.get(0).getFeatureName(); // Only if available else return NULL

        Log.d(TAG, "getAddress:  address" + address);
        Log.d(TAG, "getAddress:  city" + city);
        Log.d(TAG, "getAddress:  state" + state);
        Log.d(TAG, "getAddress:  postalCode" + postalCode);
        Log.d(TAG, "getAddress:  knownName" + knownName);

    }
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
    return;
}
8
votes

try below code hope use full for you:-

CityAsyncTask cst = new CityAsyncTask(HomeScreenUserLocation.this,
                latitude, longitude);
        cst.execute();

        String lo = null;
        try {
            lo = cst.get().toString();
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

and AsyncTask

public class CityAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, String, String> {
    Activity act;
    double latitude;
    double longitude;

    public CityAsyncTask(Activity act, double latitude, double longitude) {
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
        this.act = act;
        this.latitude = latitude;
        this.longitude = longitude;
    }

    @Override
    protected String doInBackground(String... params) {
        String result = "";
        Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(act, Locale.getDefault());
        try {
            List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude,
                    longitude, 1);
            Log.e("Addresses", "-->" + addresses);
            result = addresses.get(0).toString();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return result;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostExecute(String result) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onPostExecute(result);

    }
}
3
votes
 private class MatchingNearByLocationTask extends
        AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> 
 {

    @Override
    protected void onPreExecute() {
        super.onPreExecute();
        // Showing progress dialog

        progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(mContext);
        progressDialog.setMessage("Loading...");
        progressDialog.setCancelable(true);
        progressDialog.show();

    }

    @Override
    protected Void doInBackground(Void... arg0) {

        jsonStr = getLocationInfo(Latitude, Longitude).toString();
        if (jsonStr != null) {
            Log.i("location--??", jsonStr);

            JSONObject jsonObj;
            try {
                jsonObj = new JSONObject(jsonStr);

                String Status = jsonObj.getString("status");
                if (Status.equalsIgnoreCase("OK")) {
                    JSONArray Results = jsonObj.getJSONArray("results");
                    JSONObject zero = Results.getJSONObject(0);
                    JSONArray address_components = zero
                            .getJSONArray("address_components");

                    for (int i = 0; i < address_components.length(); i++) {
                        JSONObject zero2 = address_components
                                .getJSONObject(i);
                        String long_name = zero2.getString("long_name");
                        JSONArray mtypes = zero2.getJSONArray("types");
                        String Type = mtypes.getString(0);
                        if (Type.equalsIgnoreCase("administrative_area_level_2")) {
                            // Address2 = Address2 + long_name + ", ";
                            String City = long_name;
                            Log.d(" CityName --->", City + "");
                        }
                    }
                }

            }

            catch (JSONException e) {

                e.printStackTrace();
            }

        }

        return null;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
        super.onPostExecute(result);
        // Dismiss the progress dialog
        if (progressDialog.isShowing()) {
            progressDialog.dismiss();
        }

    }

    @Override
    protected void onCancelled() {

        super.onCancelled();
        progressDialog.dismiss();

    }

}




private JSONObject getLocationInfo(double lat, double lng) {

    HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(
            "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng="
                    + lat + "," + lng + "&sensor=false");
    HttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
    HttpResponse response;
    StringBuilder stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();

    try {
        response = client.execute(httpGet);
        HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
        InputStream stream = entity.getContent();
        int b;
        while ((b = stream.read()) != -1) {
            stringBuilder.append((char) b);
        }
    } catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
    } catch (IOException e) {
    }

    JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
    try {
        jsonObject = new JSONObject(stringBuilder.toString());
    } catch (JSONException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

    return jsonObject;
}
3
votes

Try this

var geocoder;
geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();
var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(latitude, longitude);

geocoder.geocode(
{'latLng': latlng}, 
function(results, status) {
    if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
            if (results[0]) {
                var add= results[0].formatted_address ;
                var  value=add.split(",");

                count=value.length;
                country=value[count-1];
                state=value[count-2];
                city=value[count-3];
                alert("city name is: " + city);
            }
            else  {
                alert("address not found");
            }
    }
     else {
        alert("Geocoder failed due to: " + status);
    }
}

);

1
votes

I got new way to resolve this issue. Here I have used google http service to get total information of location based on longitude and latitude. You just need to pass latitude and longitude in url and your api key (ex : latlng=21.1497409, 79.08747970000002 & key=YOUR API KEY). Here is my get service in ExampleServiceClass

 getService(url) {

    return this.http.get(url).map((data: any) => data.json())

}

this you can put anywhere you want and just call below service from component where you need location data

this._exampleService.getService("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=21.1497409, 79.08747970000002&key=YOUR API KEY").subscribe(getplaceData => {
            var placeDataDest: any;
            placeDataDest = getplaceData;
            console.log("i got place id yeee " + placeDataDest['results'][0]['place_id']);
            console.log("i got place details yeee " + placeDataDest['results']);
        });

similarly find city name....hope you will find this useful

1
votes

Please refer below code

 Geocoder geocoder = new Geocoder(this, Locale.getDefault());
     List<Address> addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latitude, longitude, 1);
     String cityName = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(0);
     String stateName = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(1);
     String countryName = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(2);
0
votes

You can use this if you have a list:

Address address = list.get(0);
String cityname = address.getLocality();
0
votes
 com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONObject jsonObject = com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONObject.parseObject(data);
        if("OK".equals(jsonObject.getString("status"))){
            String formatted_address;
            JSONArray results = jsonObject.getJSONArray("results");
            if(results != null && results.size() > 0){
                com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONObject object = results.getJSONObject(0);
                String addressComponents = object.getString("address_components");
                formatted_address = object.getString("formatted_address");
                Log.e("amaya","formatted_address="+formatted_address+"--url="+url);
                if(findCity){
                    boolean finded = false;
                    JSONArray ac = JSONArray.parseArray(addressComponents);
                    if(ac != null && ac.size() > 0){
                        for(int i=0;i<ac.size();i++){
                            com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONObject jo = ac.getJSONObject(i);
                            JSONArray types = jo.getJSONArray("types");
                            if(types != null && types.size() > 0){
                                for(int j=0;j<ac.size();j++){
                                    String string = types.getString(i);
                                    if("administrative_area_level_1".equals(string)){
                                        finded = true;
                                        break;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            if(finded) break;
                        }
                    }
                    Log.e("amaya","city="+formatted_address);
                }else{
                    Log.e("amaya","poiName="+hotspotPoi.getPoi_name()+"--"+hotspotPoi);
                }
                if(hotspotPoi != null) hotspotPoi.setPoi_name(formatted_address);
                EventBus.getDefault().post(new AmayaEvent.GeoEvent(hotspotPoi));
            }
        }

this is a method to parse google feedback data.

0
votes

try using this api :

URL ": http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng="+String.valueOf(yout_lattitude)+","+String.valueOf(your_longitude)

0
votes

Working code:

addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(mMap.getCameraPosition().target.latitude, mMap.getCameraPosition().target.longitude, 1); // Here 1 represent max location result to returned, by documents it recommended 1 to 5

                String locality = addresses.get(0).getLocality(); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
                String subLocality = addresses.get(0).getSubLocality(); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
                //String address = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(0); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
                String address1 = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(1); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
                String address2 = addresses.get(0).getAddressLine(2); // If any additional address line present than only, check with max available address lines by getMaxAddressLineIndex()
                String city = addresses.get(0).getLocality();
                String state = addresses.get(0).getAdminArea();
                String country = addresses.get(0).getCountryName();
               // String postalCode = addresses.get(0).getPostalCode();
                String knownName = addresses.get(0).getFeatureName();
0
votes
import org.json.JSONObject

fun parseLocation(response: String): GeoLocation? {

val geoCodes by lazy { doubleArrayOf(0.0, 0.0) }

val jObj = JSONObject(response)
if (jObj.has(KEY_RESULTS)) {

    val jArrResults = jObj.getJSONArray(KEY_RESULTS)
    for (i in 0 until jArrResults.length()) {
        val jObjResult = jArrResults.getJSONObject(i)
        //getting latitude and longitude
        if (jObjResult.has(KEY_GEOMETRY)) {
            val jObjGeometry = jObjResult.getJSONObject(KEY_GEOMETRY)

            if (jObjGeometry.has(KEY_LOCATION)) {
                val jObjLocation = jObjGeometry.getJSONObject(KEY_LOCATION)
                if (jObjLocation.has(KEY_LAT)) {
                    geoCodes[0] = jObjLocation.getDouble(KEY_LAT)
                }

                if (jObjLocation.has(KEY_LNG)) {
                    geoCodes[1] = jObjLocation.getDouble(KEY_LNG)
                }
            }
        }

        var administrativeAreaLevel1: String? = null

        //getting city
        if (jObjResult.has(KEY_ADDRESS_COMPONENTS)) {

            val jArrAddressComponents = jObjResult.getJSONArray(KEY_ADDRESS_COMPONENTS)
            for (i in 0 until jArrAddressComponents.length()) {

                val jObjAddressComponents = jArrAddressComponents.getJSONObject(i)
                if (jObjAddressComponents.has(KEY_TYPES)) {

                    val jArrTypes = jObjAddressComponents.getJSONArray(KEY_TYPES)
                    for (j in 0 until jArrTypes.length()) {

                        when (jArrTypes.getString(j)) {

                            VALUE_LOCALITY, VALUE_POSTAL_TOWN -> {
                                return GeoLocation(jObjAddressComponents.getString(KEY_LONG_NAME), *geoCodes)
                            }

                            ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA_LEVEL_1 -> {
                                administrativeAreaLevel1 = jObjAddressComponents.getString(KEY_LONG_NAME)
                            }

                            else -> {
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            for (i in 0 until jArrAddressComponents.length()) {

                val jObjAddressComponents = jArrAddressComponents.getJSONObject(i)
                if (jObjAddressComponents.has(KEY_TYPES)) {

                    val jArrTypes = jObjAddressComponents.getJSONArray(KEY_TYPES)

                    val typeList = ArrayList<String>()
                    for (j in 0 until jArrTypes.length()) {
                        typeList.add(jArrTypes.getString(j))
                    }

                    if (typeList.contains(VALUE_SUBLOCALITY)) {
                        var hasSubLocalityLevel = false
                        typeList.forEach { type ->
                            if (type.contains(VALUE_SUBLOCALITY_LEVEL)) {
                                hasSubLocalityLevel = true

                                if (type == VALUE_SUBLOCALITY_LEVEL_1) {
                                    return GeoLocation(jObjAddressComponents.getString(KEY_LONG_NAME), *geoCodes)
                                }
                            }
                        }
                        if (!hasSubLocalityLevel) {
                            return GeoLocation(jObjAddressComponents.getString(KEY_LONG_NAME), *geoCodes)
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (geoCodes.isNotEmpty()) return GeoLocation(administrativeAreaLevel1, geoCodes = *geoCodes)
     }
   }
return null
}

data class GeoLocation(val latitude: Double = 0.0, val longitude: Double = 0.0, val city: String? = null) : Parcelable {

constructor(city: String? = null, vararg geoCodes: Double) : this(geoCodes[0], geoCodes[1], city)

constructor(source: Parcel) : this(source.readDouble(), source.readDouble(), source.readString())

companion object {
    @JvmField
    val CREATOR = object : Parcelable.Creator<GeoLocation> {

        override fun createFromParcel(source: Parcel) = GeoLocation(source)

        override fun newArray(size: Int): Array<GeoLocation?> = arrayOfNulls(size)
    }
}

override fun writeToParcel(dest: Parcel, flags: Int) {
    dest.writeDouble(latitude)
    dest.writeDouble(longitude)
    dest.writeString(city)
}

override fun describeContents() = 0
}
0
votes

I´m in Brazil. Because of the regional details sometimes the city cames in differents ways. I think its the same in India and other countries. So, to prevent errors I make this verification:

private fun getAddress(latLng: LatLng): String {
    // 1
    val geocoder = Geocoder(this)
    val addresses: List<Address>?
    var city = "no"

    try {

        addresses = geocoder.getFromLocation(latLng.latitude, latLng.longitude, 1)

        if (null != addresses && !addresses.isEmpty()) { //prevent from error
             //sometimes the city comes in locality, sometimes in subAdminArea.
            if (addresses[0].locality == null) {

                city = addresses[0].subAdminArea
            } else {
                city = addresses[0].locality
            }

            }
    } catch (e: IOException) {
        Log.e("MapsActivity", e.localizedMessage)
    }

    return city
    }

You can also check if city returns "no". If so, wasn´t possible to get the user location. Hope it helps.