KOATU: Administrative-Territorial Classification of Ukraine

Ukraine's administrative-territorial units are classified in a four-level hierarchical system. The dataset includes codes and names for all objects, grouped based on community, historical, economic, geographical, ethnic, and cultural characteristics. It is maintained by the State Standard of Ukraine and was last updated on 2020-12-08.

Use Cases

• Standardizing location data in government databases based on the hierarchical administrative codes.
• Mapping and geospatial analysis based on the territorial grouping of communities.
• Historical analysis of administrative changes based on updates from official parliamentary decisions.
• Ensuring data comparability for automated processing in a territorial context as described.

Strengths

• Designed for reliability, comparability, and automated processing of territorial information.
• Hierarchical classification with four levels of administrative subordination.
• Officially maintained with updates sourced from Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) decisions.

Limitations

• Last updated 2020-12-08 10:48:59.090853; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

State Standard of Ukraine (Derzhstandart).

Collection Method

Updated via official decisions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine published in its records.

Time Range

Classification established in 1997 with amendments through 2008; data reflects status as of last update.

Freshness

Last updated 2020-12-08 10:48:59.090853.

Geography

Ukraine.