Central African Republic Subnational Boundaries: 20 Préfectures and 85 Sous-préfectures

Central African Republic subnational boundaries at levels 0, 1, and 2, featuring 20 préfectures and 85 sous-préfectures. OCHA Central African Republic produced this data, which was last edited in 2023 and reviewed for accuracy in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping humanitarian aid distribution across the 85 Sous-préfecture units
• Spatial analysis of population density using the 20 Préfecture boundaries
• Geocoding local survey data to standardized Admin 1 and Admin 2 units

Strengths

• Includes 20 Admin 1 and 85 Admin 2 subnational units
• Quality assured by OCHA Field Information Services
• Available in SHP, GEOJSON, XLSX, and GEODATABASE formats

Limitations

• Initial boundary creation dates back to 2003
• Attribute column definitions are not explicitly listed in the metadata

Provenance

Source

OCHA Central African Republic

Time Range

2003-2026

Freshness

Reviewed for accuracy in March 2026; last edited in 2023.

Geography

Central African Republic