Chad Subnational Administrative Boundaries at Province and Department Levels

A 2025-validated dataset contains the administrative boundaries for Chad, structured into 23 provinces and 70 departments. It was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX as part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection. The dataset is available in multiple formats including GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.

Use Cases

• Map humanitarian needs and responses based on the province and department boundaries.
• Conduct spatial analysis for resource allocation based on the defined administrative levels.
• Integrate boundary data into dashboards for regional reporting based on the structured admin levels.

Strengths

• Contains 23 provinces and 70 departments, providing subnational detail.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 30 October 2025.
• Part of a global standardized collection (COD-AB), suggesting interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying boundaries were created in September 2012, which may not reflect recent changes.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

Quality assured, configured, and published by OCHA FIS and HDX.

Time Range

Boundaries created 04 September 2012; dataset valid for use from 12 February 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:06:07.287663; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Chad