Honduras Administrative Boundaries for 18 Departments and 298 Municipalities

Honduras subnational administrative boundaries structured into two levels: 18 first-level (Admin 1) and 298 second-level (Admin 2) units. The dataset was contributed by OCHA Latin America and the Caribbean, quality assured by OCHA Field Information Services and HDX, and is part of a global boundaries collection. It was last reviewed for accuracy on 30 October 2025 and published under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on administrative divisions.
• Aggregate socio-economic statistics to department or municipality levels using the boundary hierarchy.
• Perform spatial joins for disaster risk analysis using the defined geographic units.
• Develop base maps for regional planning and resource allocation in Honduras.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured hierarchy with 18 Admin 1 and 298 Admin 2 units.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 30 October 2025.
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB) maintained by authoritative sources (OCHA, HDX).

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.
• Boundaries were created in June 2015; political changes after this date may not be reflected.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC), OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), and HDX.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 25 June 2015; dataset valid for use from 05 October 2016.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:03:23.270189; freshness should be verified against current administrative structures.

Geography

Honduras, national and subnational levels.