Armenia Subnational Administrative Boundaries for Provinces and Communities

Armenia administrative level 0-2 boundaries structured into 11 provinces and 39 communities. This dataset was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, with the last edit to the boundaries occurring on 01 October 2014. It is part of the larger Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection and is valid for use by the humanitarian community.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian needs assessment based on the province and community boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or infrastructure data based on the administrative divisions.
• Analyze regional coverage or service areas for aid programs based on the defined administrative hierarchy.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into 2 administrative levels: 11 provinces and 39 communities.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 31 January 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and GEODATABASE.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying boundaries were created on 01 October 2014 and may not reflect recent administrative changes.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

Boundaries created by the source, quality assured, configured, and published by OCHA FIS and HDX.

Time Range

Boundaries created 01 October 2014.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:01:06.634733; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Armenia