diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/api/location-api.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/api/location-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..502820896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/api/location-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { baseApi } from '@ema-platform/api';
+import type { Location, LocationType, ListResponse } from '../types/location';
+
+const locationApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
+  endpoints: (builder) => ({
+    getLocationTypes: builder.query<ListResponse<LocationType>, void>({
+      query: () => '/location-types',
+    }),
+    getLocations: builder.query<
+      ListResponse<Location>,
+      { take?: number }
+    >({
+      query: (params) => ({ url: '/locations', params }),
+    }),
+  }),
+  overrideExisting: false,
+});
+
+export const { useGetLocationTypesQuery, useGetLocationsQuery } = locationApi;
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/components/LocationPicker.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/components/LocationPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1205f67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/components/LocationPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+import { useState, useMemo, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { Stack, Select, Group, Text, Loader, Center, Badge } from '@mantine/core';
+import { useGetLocationTypesQuery, useGetLocationsQuery } from '../api/location-api';
+import type { Location, LocationType } from '../types/location';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+
+interface LocationPickerProps {
+  value?: string;
+  onChange: (locationId: string | null) => void;
+  required?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function LocationPicker({ value, onChange, required }: LocationPickerProps) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { data: typesRes, isLoading: typesLoading } = useGetLocationTypesQuery();
+  const { data: locsRes, isLoading: locsLoading } = useGetLocationsQuery({ take: 10000 });
+
+  const locationTypes = typesRes?.items ?? [];
+  const allLocations = locsRes?.items ?? [];
+
+  const locMap = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, Location>();
+    allLocations.forEach((loc) => map.set(loc.id, loc));
+    return map;
+  }, [allLocations]);
+
+  const typeMap = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, LocationType>();
+    locationTypes.forEach((t) => map.set(t.id, t));
+    return map;
+  }, [locationTypes]);
+
+  const childrenByParentId = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, Location[]>();
+    allLocations.forEach((loc) => {
+      const key = loc.parentId ?? '__root__';
+      if (!map.has(key)) map.set(key, []);
+      map.get(key)!.push(loc);
+    });
+    return map;
+  }, [allLocations]);
+
+  const [selectedChain, setSelectedChain] = useState<Location[]>([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!value || locMap.size === 0) return;
+    const loc = locMap.get(value);
+    if (!loc) return;
+
+    const chain: Location[] = [];
+    let current: Location | undefined = loc;
+    while (current) {
+      chain.unshift(current);
+      current = current.parentId ? locMap.get(current.parentId) : undefined;
+    }
+    setSelectedChain(chain);
+  }, [value, locMap]);
+
+  const currentLevelChildren = useMemo(() => {
+    const parentId =
+      selectedChain.length === 0
+        ? null
+        : selectedChain[selectedChain.length - 1].id;
+    const key = parentId ?? '__root__';
+    return childrenByParentId.get(key) ?? [];
+  }, [selectedChain, childrenByParentId]);
+
+  const levelLabel = useMemo(() => {
+    if (currentLevelChildren.length === 0) return '';
+    const typeIds = [...new Set(currentLevelChildren.map((c) => c.locationTypeId))];
+    const names = typeIds
+      .map((id) => typeMap.get(id)?.names.en)
+      .filter(Boolean) as string[];
+    return names.join(' / ');
+  }, [currentLevelChildren, typeMap]);
+
+  const depth = selectedChain.length;
+
+  const allLevelsComplete = useMemo(() => {
+    return selectedChain.every((loc, i) => {
+      const key = loc.id;
+      const children = childrenByParentId.get(key);
+      return !children || children.length === 0;
+    });
+  }, [selectedChain, childrenByParentId]);
+
+  const handleSelect = useCallback(
+    (id: string | null) => {
+      if (!id) {
+        const newChain = selectedChain.slice(0, -1);
+        setSelectedChain(newChain);
+        onChange(newChain.length > 0 ? newChain[newChain.length - 1].id : null);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const loc = locMap.get(id);
+      if (!loc) return;
+
+      const newChain = selectedChain.slice(0, depth);
+      newChain.push(loc);
+      setSelectedChain(newChain);
+
+      onChange(id);
+    },
+    [selectedChain, locMap, onChange, depth],
+  );
+
+  const buildOptions = (levelIdx: number) => {
+    if (levelIdx === 0) {
+      const roots = childrenByParentId.get('__root__') ?? [];
+      return roots
+        .map((loc) => ({ value: loc.id, label: loc.names.en }))
+        .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
+    }
+
+    const parent = selectedChain[levelIdx - 1];
+    if (!parent) return [];
+    const children = childrenByParentId.get(parent.id) ?? [];
+    return children
+      .map((loc) => ({ value: loc.id, label: loc.names.en }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
+  };
+
+  const getLevelLabel = (levelIdx: number) => {
+    if (levelIdx === 0) {
+      const roots = childrenByParentId.get('__root__') ?? [];
+      if (roots.length === 0) return '';
+      const typeIds = [...new Set(roots.map((r) => r.locationTypeId))];
+      const names = typeIds
+        .map((id) => typeMap.get(id)?.names.en)
+        .filter(Boolean) as string[];
+      return names.join(' / ');
+    }
+
+    const parent = selectedChain[levelIdx - 1];
+    if (!parent) return t('location.chooseFirst');
+    const children = childrenByParentId.get(parent.id) ?? [];
+    const typeIds = [...new Set(children.map((c) => c.locationTypeId))];
+    const names = typeIds
+      .map((id) => typeMap.get(id)?.names.en)
+      .filter(Boolean) as string[];
+    return names.join(' / ') || t('location.subLocation');
+  };
+
+  const selectedPath = useMemo(() => {
+    return selectedChain
+      .map((loc) => loc.names.en)
+      .join(' → ');
+  }, [selectedChain]);
+
+  if (typesLoading || locsLoading) {
+    return (
+      <Center py="md">
+        <Loader size="sm" />
+      </Center>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const roots = childrenByParentId.get('__root__') ?? [];
+
+  if (roots.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+        {t('location.noLocationsAvailable')}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const totalRenderedLevels = Math.max(
+    1,
+    selectedChain.length + (currentLevelChildren.length > 0 ? 1 : 0),
+  );
+
+  const levels = Array.from({ length: totalRenderedLevels }, (_, i) => i);
+
+  return (
+    <Stack gap="sm">
+      <Group gap="xs" align="end" wrap="wrap">
+        {levels.map((levelIdx) => {
+          const options = buildOptions(levelIdx);
+          const currentValue = selectedChain[levelIdx]?.id ?? null;
+          const isDisabled = levelIdx > 0 && !selectedChain[levelIdx - 1];
+
+          return (
+            <Select
+              key={levelIdx}
+              label={getLevelLabel(levelIdx) || `Level ${levelIdx + 1}`}
+              placeholder={t('location.select')}
+              data={options}
+              value={currentValue}
+              onChange={(val) => handleSelect(val)}
+              disabled={isDisabled}
+              searchable
+              clearable
+              size="sm"
+              style={{ minWidth: 160, flex: 1 }}
+              nothingFoundMessage={t('location.noOptions')}
+              required={required && levelIdx === levels.length - 1}
+            />
+          );
+        })}
+      </Group>
+
+      {selectedPath && (
+        <Group gap="xs">
+          {selectedChain.map((loc) => {
+            const typeInfo = typeMap.get(loc.locationTypeId);
+            return (
+              <Badge
+                key={loc.id}
+                size="sm"
+                variant="light"
+                color="blue"
+                style={{ textTransform: 'none' }}
+              >
+                {typeInfo ? `${typeInfo.names.en}: ` : ''}
+                {loc.names.en}
+              </Badge>
+            );
+          })}
+        </Group>
+      )}
+    </Stack>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/types/location.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/types/location.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aba11d271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/location/types/location.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+export interface NamePair {
+  en: string;
+  am: string;
+}
+
+export interface LocationType {
+  id: string;
+  code: string;
+  names: NamePair;
+  level: number;
+}
+
+export interface Location {
+  id: string;
+  code: string;
+  names: NamePair;
+  locationTypeId: string;
+  parentId: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface ListResponse<T> {
+  count: number;
+  items: T[];
+}
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx
index 5b94cfd52..fe3853dbd 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/seafarer/pages/SeafarerRegistrationPage.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import { notify } from '@ema-platform/ui';
 import { BilingualInput } from '../../../components/BilingualInput';
 import type { BilingualValue } from '../../../components/BilingualInput';
 import { AmharicDatePicker, toEthiopicDateLabel } from '../../../components/AmharicDatePicker';
+import { LocationPicker } from '../../location/components/LocationPicker';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Dummy API
@@ -55,11 +56,6 @@ const NATIONALITIES = [
 ];
 const MARITAL_STATUSES = ['Single', 'Married', 'Divorced', 'Widowed'];
 const GENDERS = ['Male', 'Female'];
-const REGIONS = [
-  'Addis Ababa', 'Dire Dawa', 'Amhara', 'Oromia', 'Tigray',
-  'Afar', 'Somali', 'Sidama', 'South Ethiopia', 'Gambela',
-  'Benishangul-Gumuz', 'Harari',
-];
 const RELATIONSHIPS = ['Spouse', 'Parent', 'Sibling', 'Child', 'Friend', 'Other'];
 
 const STEPS = [
@@ -279,8 +275,7 @@ export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
   // Step 2 — Contact Details
   const [mobile, setMobile] = useState('');
   const [email, setEmail] = useState('');
-  const [region, setRegion] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [city, setCity] = useState('');
+  const [locationId, setLocationId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [permanentAddress, setPermanentAddress] = useState('');
   const [currentAddress, setCurrentAddress] = useState('');
   const [emergencyName, setEmergencyName] = useState('');
@@ -297,7 +292,7 @@ export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
 
   const canNext = () => {
     if (active === 0) return !!firstName.en.trim() && !!lastName.en.trim() && !!gender && !!dob && !!placeOfBirth && !!nationality && !!nationalIdNumber.trim();
-    if (active === 1) return !!mobile.trim() && !!email.trim() && !!region && !!city.trim();
+    if (active === 1) return !!mobile.trim() && !!email.trim() && !!locationId;
     if (active === 2) return !!files.nationalId && !!files.photo;
     return true;
   };
@@ -313,7 +308,7 @@ export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
     try {
       const result = await submitSeafarerRegistration({
         personalInfo: { firstName, middleName, lastName, gender, dob: dob?.toISOString().split('T')[0] ?? '', placeOfBirth, nationality, maritalStatus, nationalIdNumber, passportNumber, passportExpiry },
-        contactDetails: { mobile, email, region, city, permanentAddress, currentAddress, emergency: { name: emergencyName, relationship: emergencyRel, phone: emergencyPhone } },
+        contactDetails: { mobile, email, locationId, permanentAddress, currentAddress, emergency: { name: emergencyName, relationship: emergencyRel, phone: emergencyPhone } },
         documents: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(files).map(([k, v]) => [k, v?.name ?? null])),
       });
       notify.success(`Registration submitted! Reference: ${result.referenceId}`);
@@ -386,8 +381,16 @@ export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
               <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
                 <TextInput label="Mobile Number" placeholder="+251 9XX XXX XXX" required value={mobile} onChange={(e) => setMobile(e.currentTarget.value)} />
                 <TextInput label="Email Address" placeholder="email@example.com" type="email" required value={email} onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.currentTarget.value)} />
-                <Select label="Region" placeholder="Select region" required data={REGIONS} value={region} onChange={setRegion} searchable />
-                <TextInput label="City" placeholder="City" required value={city} onChange={(e) => setCity(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+                <Box style={{ gridColumn: '1 / -1' }}>
+                  <Text fz="sm" fw={500} mb={4}>
+                    Location {locationId ? <Text span c="green" size="sm">✓</Text> : <Text span c="red" size="sm">*</Text>}
+                  </Text>
+                  <LocationPicker
+                    value={locationId ?? undefined}
+                    onChange={setLocationId}
+                    required
+                  />
+                </Box>
               </SimpleGrid>
               <Textarea label="Permanent Address" placeholder="Full permanent address" autosize minRows={2} value={permanentAddress} onChange={(e) => setPermanentAddress(e.currentTarget.value)} />
               <Textarea
@@ -471,8 +474,7 @@ export function SeafarerRegistrationPage() {
                 <SimpleGrid cols={{ base: 1, sm: 2, lg: 3 }} spacing="md">
                   <ReviewRow label="Mobile" value={mobile} />
                   <ReviewRow label="Email" value={email} />
-                  <ReviewRow label="Region" value={region ?? ''} />
-                  <ReviewRow label="City" value={city} />
+                  <ReviewRow label="Location" value={locationId ?? ''} />
                   <ReviewRow label="Permanent Address" value={permanentAddress} />
                   <ReviewRow label="Current Address" value={currentAddress} />
                 </SimpleGrid>
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
index 5a7c1c0e3..95c7e263d 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/am.ts
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ export const am: Translations = {
     },
   },
 
+  location: {
+    select: 'ይምረጡ...',
+    noOptions: 'ምንም አማራጮች አልተገኙም',
+    noLocationsAvailable: 'ምንም አካባቢዎች የሉም',
+    chooseFirst: 'መጀመሪያ አካባቢ ይምረጡ',
+    subLocation: 'ንዑስ አካባቢ',
+    loading: 'አካባቢዎች በመጫን ላይ...',
+  },
+
   support: {
     title: 'እገዛና ድጋፍ',
     subtitle: 'መመሪያ፣ የመገናኛ መንገዶችና ለተደጋጋሚ ጥያቄዎች መልሶች።',
diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 7495259c1..8aab26fb9 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,15 @@ export const en = {
     },
   },
 
+  location: {
+    select: 'Select...',
+    noOptions: 'No options found',
+    noLocationsAvailable: 'No locations available',
+    chooseFirst: 'Choose a location first',
+    subLocation: 'Sub-location',
+    loading: 'Loading locations...',
+  },
+
   support: {
     title: 'Help & Support',
     subtitle: 'Guidance, contact channels and answers to common questions.',