diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapclassify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapclassify/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0045daf1bd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapclassify/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+
+  geopandas,
+  libpysal,
+  networkx,
+  numpy,
+  pandas,
+  scikit-learn,
+  scipy,
+  setuptools-scm,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "mapclassify";
+  version = "2.6.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "pysal";
+    repo = "mapclassify";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-lb2Ui6zdx6MQBtBrL/Xj9k7cm6De8aLEuBLZDhPPDnE=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools-scm ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    networkx
+    numpy
+    pandas
+    scikit-learn
+    scipy
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    geopandas
+    libpysal
+  ];
+
+  # requires network access
+  disabledTestPaths = [ "mapclassify/tests/test_greedy.py" ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "mapclassify" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Classification Schemes for Choropleth Maps";
+    homepage = "https://pysal.org/mapclassify/";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = lib.teams.geospatial.members;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 16b919659fc3..86f67234fae6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7176,6 +7176,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mapbox-earcut = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mapbox-earcut { };
 
+  mapclassify = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mapclassify { };
+
   mariadb = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mariadb { };
 
   marimo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/marimo { };