Land administration

Land administration is like playing a game of Monopoly, but in real life!

Imagine a big board with lots and lots of tiny squares, and each of those squares represents a piece of land. Every piece of land has an owner, just like how in Monopoly every property has an owner.

But, unlike Monopoly, real-life land ownership can get really complicated. People can own small pieces of land or large ones, they can own just a part of a piece of land, and some people might not even know that they own land!

That's where land administration comes in. It's like having a special group of people who organize everything to do with land ownership – they make sure that everyone who owns a piece of land knows they own it, and they keep a record of who owns what.

Land administration also helps to make sure that the land is being used in the best way possible. For example, if someone buys a piece of land, they might want to build a house on it. Land administration checks to make sure that they are allowed to do that, and that the land is safe to build on.

So, think of land administration like the referee in a game – it makes sure that everyone plays by the rules, and that everything is done fairly and safely.