diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
index df84b87d..83be2978 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
@@ -707,8 +707,8 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                         7 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.BLOCK
                         6 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.NEIGHBORHOOD
                         5 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.CITY
-                        4 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.REGION
-                        2 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.COUNTRY
+                        4 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.PROVINCE
+                        2 -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.REGION
                         else -> com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannelLevel.CITY // Default fallback
                     }
                     val geohashChannel = com.bitchat.android.geohash.GeohashChannel(level, geohash)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannel.kt
index 286fc4c3..aed974b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannel.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ enum class GeohashChannelLevel(val precision: Int, val displayName: String) {
     BLOCK(7, "Block"),
     NEIGHBORHOOD(6, "Neighborhood"),
     CITY(5, "City"),
-    REGION(4, "Region"),
-    COUNTRY(2, "Country");
+    PROVINCE(4, "Province"),
+    REGION(2, "REGION");
     
     companion object {
         fun allCases(): List<GeohashChannelLevel> = values().toList()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannelManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannelManager.kt
index 4815a64f..53bb381a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannelManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/geohash/LocationChannelManager.kt
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ class LocationChannelManager private constructor(private val context: Context) {
         
         // Country
         address.countryName?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let {
-            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.COUNTRY] = it
+            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.REGION] = it
         }
         
-        // Region (state/province or county)
+        // Province (state/province or county)
         address.adminArea?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let {
-            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.REGION] = it
+            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.PROVINCE] = it
         } ?: address.subAdminArea?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.let {
-            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.REGION] = it
+            dict[GeohashChannelLevel.PROVINCE] = it
         }
         
         // City (locality)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/LocationChannelsSheet.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/LocationChannelsSheet.kt
index 1539793e..79b752ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/LocationChannelsSheet.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/ui/LocationChannelsSheet.kt
@@ -529,8 +529,8 @@ private fun validateGeohash(geohash: String): Boolean {
 
 private fun levelForLength(length: Int): GeohashChannelLevel {
     return when (length) {
-        in 0..2 -> GeohashChannelLevel.COUNTRY
-        in 3..4 -> GeohashChannelLevel.REGION
+        in 0..2 -> GeohashChannelLevel.REGION
+        in 3..4 -> GeohashChannelLevel.PROVINCE
         5 -> GeohashChannelLevel.CITY
         6 -> GeohashChannelLevel.NEIGHBORHOOD
         7 -> GeohashChannelLevel.BLOCK
@@ -572,8 +572,9 @@ private fun bluetoothRangeString(): String {
 }
 
 private fun formattedNamePrefix(level: GeohashChannelLevel): String {
-    return when (level) {
-        GeohashChannelLevel.COUNTRY -> ""
-        else -> "~"
-    }
+//    return when (level) {
+//        GeohashChannelLevel.REGION -> ""
+//        else -> "~"
+//    }
+    return "~"
 }