Malawi Subnational Administrative Boundaries at Levels 0-3

Malawi administrative boundaries for levels 0 to 3, structured into 3 regions, 32 districts, and 433 lower-level units. The dataset was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX, with the last review for accuracy on 04 October 2024. It is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on the three-level administrative hierarchy.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or humanitarian data based on administrative unit polygons.
• Analyze service coverage or resource allocation based on district and sub-district boundaries.
• Integrate administrative units into a larger geospatial analysis framework for the region.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into three administrative levels: 3 regions, 32 districts, and 433 lower-level units.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 04 October 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 22 October 2018; dataset valid for use from 05 April 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:38.181449; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malawi