Cuba Administrative Boundaries for 16 Provinces and 168 Municipalities

16 provinces and 168 municipalities of Cuba are represented in this geospatial dataset. It was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, with boundaries created in September 2017 and last reviewed for accuracy in June 2019. The dataset is part of the global subnational administrative boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on province and municipality boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or economic analysis based on the defined administrative levels.
• Integrate boundaries into GIS platforms for infrastructure planning based on the subnational divisions.

Strengths

• Contains 2 clearly defined administrative levels: 16 provinces and 168 municipalities.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 21 June 2019.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, SHP, and Geodatabase.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Boundary geometry was created in 2017; political or administrative changes after that date are not reflected.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 07 September 2017; dataset reviewed 21 June 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:02:33.942843; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cuba