Malawi Administrative Boundaries From National To Local Levels

Malawi's subnational administrative boundaries from ADM0 (country) down to ADM3 levels. The data is produced and maintained by the geoBoundaries Global Database, an open-license standardized resource for global political boundaries. It has been actively maintained since 2017.

Use Cases

• Mapping health facility locations against ADM2 or ADM3 boundaries for service area analysis.
• Aggregating census or survey data to ADM1 (region) boundaries for regional policy planning.
• Creating visualizations of electoral districts using the ADM-level polygon features.
• Joining other Malawi datasets using the administrative boundary names or codes as spatial keys.

Strengths

• Standardized global resource covering every country, including Malawi.
• Open license (ODbL-1.0) allowing for sharing and adaptation.
• Maintained since 2017, indicating ongoing curation.

Limitations

• Specific row counts and total file size for Malawi are unknown.
• Column names and attribute details for the boundary features are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

geoBoundaries Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries.

Collection Method

Produced and maintained as part of a standardized global boundaries database.

Time Range

Data production active since 2017.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Malawi.