Egypt Subnational Administrative Boundaries for 27 Governorates and 5,716 Localities

December 2024 marks the latest review for this dataset of Egypt's administrative boundaries, structured into three hierarchical levels. It contains 27 governorates (Admin 1), 365 regions (Admin 2), and 5,716 localities (Admin 3), with partial coverage noted for the lowest level. The dataset was contributed by OCHA Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA), quality assured by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on governorate-level administrative units.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic analysis based on region boundaries.
• Develop location-based services using the hierarchical administrative structure.
• Support humanitarian response planning based on the validated administrative divisions.

Strengths

• Contains 27 governorates, 365 regions, and 5,716 localities, providing detailed subnational coverage.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 19 December 2024.
• Part of a global standardized collection (COD-AB), suggesting consistent methodology.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEODATABASE, XLSX) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Admin 3 level has partial coverage, which may limit analysis for some localities.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS) and OCHA Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Dataset valid for use from 21 April 2017, with boundaries created 14 August 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:02:43.817488; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Egypt.