Libya Subnational Administrative Boundaries for 3 Provinces and 22 Governorates

Libya administrative level 0-2 boundaries (COD-AB) dataset version 01 contains geospatial data for 3 provinces and 22 governorates. 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. It was last reviewed for accuracy on 19 December 2024 and published under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license.

Use Cases

• Map creation and spatial analysis based on Libya's administrative divisions.
• Humanitarian program planning and reporting based on standardized province and governorate boundaries.
• Data aggregation and visualization at the subnational level based on the Admin 1 and Admin 2 structure.
• Integrating Libyan administrative units into a larger global geospatial dataset.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into two administrative levels: 3 provinces (Admin 1) and 22 governorates (Admin 2).
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 19 December 2024.
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB) and published by authoritative humanitarian organizations (OCHA, HDX).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEODATABASE) and a tabular format (XLSX).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The underlying source data for the boundaries was created on 13 November 2018.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 13 November 2018; dataset reviewed 19 December 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:04.228725; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Libya.