Gambia Subnational Administrative Boundaries at Levels 0-3

115 administrative level 3 boundaries for The Gambia, structured into 8 level 1 and 49 level 2 units. The dataset was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, with boundaries created in August 2022 and reviewed for accuracy in October 2025. It is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on administrative divisions.
• Aggregate socio-economic statistics to subnational units based on the defined boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins for analysis based on the hierarchical administrative structure.
• Integrate boundaries into GIS platforms for planning and visualization.

Strengths

• Hierarchical structure with 115 level 3, 49 level 2, and 8 level 1 administrative units.
• Explicit quality assurance and publication by OCHA FIS and HDX.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 30 October 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 17 August 2022, valid for use from 01 September 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:03:07.841618; freshness should be verified.

Geography

The Gambia