Costa Rica Subnational Administrative Boundaries for Levels 0-3

492 administrative units at level 3, along with 84 at level 2 and 7 at level 1, define Costa Rica's subnational boundaries. This dataset was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX. It was last edited in June 2022 and reviewed for accuracy in December 2024.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on administrative divisions.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or environmental data based on administrative units.
• Analyze regional coverage for program planning based on the hierarchical boundary structure.
• Integrate boundaries into GIS platforms for infrastructure or disaster response mapping.

Strengths

• Hierarchical structure with 3 clearly defined administrative levels.
• Quality assured and published by authoritative humanitarian data organizations OCHA FIS and HDX.
• Part of a global administrative boundaries dataset, suggesting standardized methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Boundaries were created in June 2022; changes after this date are not reflected.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national sources as part of the Common Operational Datasets (COD) program.

Time Range

Boundaries created June 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:02:30.746247; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Costa Rica, subnational levels 0-3.