Javascript Geocoding API (Google) Region filter

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today i had a problem using the Geocoding-API: When i searched for a Administrative area in germany (Sachsen) i only found Sachsen in Baden-Württemberg, which is a small city. After some testing i found that the problem was the "region"-Parameter, if i left that out the geocoding api also found the administrative area Sachsen. Here is an example request:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=sachsen&sensor=false&language=de&region=de

Here without region: http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=sachsen&sensor=false&language=de

Both results are located in Germany (de). So it seems like a bug, that the geocoding-api does not find any adminsitrative areas if a region is used in the request.

Can anyone confirm that problem?

Many greetings, Sebastian

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1 Answers

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Yes, it looks like the region biased result doesn't include the administrative area.

If you need just the administrative area maybe you can use components with country and administrative_area:

http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=sachsen&sensor=false&language=de&region=de&components=country:DE|administrative_area:DE