Iraq Administrative Boundaries at Three Subnational Levels

geoBoundaries provides standardized, open-license administrative boundaries for every country globally. This dataset includes ADM0 (country), ADM1, and ADM2 level boundaries for Iraq, produced and maintained since 2017. It is available in GEOJSON and SHP formats under the ODbL-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on ADM1 or ADM2 regions.
• Aggregate other geospatial data to subnational administrative units.
• Perform regional analysis or policy planning using standardized boundaries.

Strengths

• Open license (ODbL-1.0) allowing for sharing and adaptation.
• Standardized global resource maintained since 2017.
• Includes three hierarchical administrative levels (ADM0, ADM1, ADM2).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

geoBoundaries Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries Database

Collection Method

Produced and maintained by the geoBoundaries project.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-31 10:25:10.587766; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Iraq