Maldives Administrative Boundaries for 21 Regions and 1556 Subdivisions

Maldives administrative boundaries for levels 0 to 2, structured into 21 Admin 1 and 1556 Admin 2 units. The dataset was contributed by OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, quality assured by OCHA Field Information Services and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection. Boundaries were created on 01 January 2024, with the dataset reviewed for accuracy on 30 October 2025.

Use Cases

• Map population or resource distribution based on the 21 Admin 1 and 1556 Admin 2 boundaries.
• Conduct spatial analysis for disaster response planning based on the defined administrative hierarchy.
• Integrate boundaries into dashboards or reports for regional-level humanitarian reporting.
• Validate or update gazetteer systems using the standardized administrative codes (COD-AB).

Strengths

• Contains 21 Admin 1 and 1556 Admin 2 boundaries, providing detailed subnational coverage.
• Explicitly reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 30 October 2025.
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB), suggesting interoperability.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEODATABASE) and XLSX.

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 processing.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), HDX.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national sources as part of the Common Operational Datasets - Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB) program.

Time Range

Boundaries created 01 January 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:15.468636; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maldives.