Comoros Subnational Administrative Boundaries for Levels 0 to 3

A 2025-reviewed dataset provides geospatial boundaries for Comoros at three administrative levels: 3 Admin 1, 17 Admin 2, and 55 Admin 3 units. It was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection. The dataset is valid for humanitarian use from December 2019 and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian needs assessment based on the three-level administrative hierarchy.
• Conduct spatial analysis for resource allocation based on the defined subnational boundaries.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS platforms for disaster response planning based on the provided geospatial formats.
• Perform demographic or economic analysis aggregated by the 55 Admin 3 units.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into three administrative levels with defined counts: 3, 17, and 55 units.
• Quality assured and published by authoritative humanitarian organizations OCHA FIS and HDX.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness in October 2025.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific analytical tasks.
• Core boundary data was created in December 2019, though metadata was updated in 2026.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries valid from December 2019, reviewed October 2025.

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-03-10; boundary geometry dates from 2019.

Geography

Comoros