DRC Subnational Administrative Boundaries with Health Zones

Democratic Republic of the Congo administrative boundaries for levels 0 to 3, structured into 26 provinces, 164 territories, and 519 health zones. The dataset was contributed by OCHA DRC, quality assured by OCHA FIS and HDX, and was reviewed for accuracy in December 2024. It is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Mapping subnational administrative units based on the described 26 provinces and 164 territories.
• Analyzing health service coverage based on the 519 health zone boundaries.
• Integrating administrative geography for humanitarian response planning based on the OCHA source.
• Creating regional visualizations for the DRC based on the three-level hierarchical structure.

Strengths

• Includes 26 provinces, 164 territories, and 519 health zones, providing a three-level hierarchy.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 20 December 2024.
• Published under the CC-BY-3.0-IGO license, allowing for open use with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The admin3 level represents health district areas, which may not align perfectly with official administrative boundaries as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), HDX

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official and operational sources for humanitarian use.

Time Range

Boundaries created by the source on 12 September 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 09:03:05.573952; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo