Mozambique Administrative Boundaries for 11 Provinces, 159 Districts, and 411 Postos

411 Postos, 159 Districts, and 11 Provinces of Mozambique are represented in this geospatial dataset. It was contributed by OCHA ROSEA, quality assured by OCHA FIS and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection. The dataset was reviewed for accuracy on 24 March 2024 and is valid for use by the humanitarian community from 07 June 2019.

Use Cases

• Map administrative units for humanitarian response planning based on the defined province, district, and posto boundaries.
• Conduct spatial analysis of socio-economic indicators at the subnational level based on the hierarchical administrative structure.
• Create choropleth maps for data visualization based on the three levels of administrative divisions.
• Integrate boundary data into GIS systems for infrastructure or service planning based on the provided geospatial formats.

Strengths

• Contains 581 distinct administrative units across three hierarchical levels.
• Multiple file formats are available, including GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.
• Dataset quality was explicitly reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 24 March 2024.
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB), suggesting consistent methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset's creation date (20 October 1954) suggests the underlying boundaries may be based on historical data.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA), 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 20 October 1954; dataset valid for use from 07 June 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:29.929116; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mozambique.