Guinea-Bissau Subnational Administrative Boundaries, Levels 0-2

Guinea-Bissau administrative level 0-2 boundaries dataset version 01, structured into 9 admin 1 and 39 admin 2 units. The dataset was quality assured, configured, and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX. It was reviewed for accuracy on 24 October 2024 and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Map humanitarian response areas based on the defined administrative level 1 and 2 boundaries.
• Conduct spatial analysis for development planning using the geospatial boundary files.
• Create administrative gazetteers or data join keys based on the provided boundary hierarchy.
• Visualize subnational data distributions for Guinea-Bissau using the provided shapefiles or GeoJSON.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into 9 admin 1 and 39 admin 2 units, providing a clear hierarchy.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 24 October 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, SHP, and GEODATABASE.
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB), suggesting consistent methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the humanitarian data platform.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS) and HDX.

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:03:11.957591; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guinea-Bissau.