Niger Subnational Administrative Boundaries for Levels 0-3

Niger administrative boundaries structured into three levels: 8 regions, 67 SD0 units, and 266 communes. The dataset was contributed by OCHA Niger, quality assured by OCHA FIS and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection. It was last reviewed for accuracy in October 2025 and the boundaries were created based on a source from January 2006.

Use Cases

• Mapping regional administrative units based on the defined three-level hierarchy.
• Conducting spatial analysis for humanitarian response based on the commune-level boundaries.
• Integrating administrative data for Niger into a larger global boundaries dataset.
• Creating base maps for visualization and reporting based on the provided geospatial files.

Strengths

• Explicitly structured into three administrative levels with defined counts: 8 regions, 67 SD0 units, and 266 communes.
• Has a defined review date for accuracy (30 October 2025) and a validation date for humanitarian use (20 July 2023).
• Part of a larger, standardized global dataset (Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying boundary geometry is based on a source from 2006, which may not reflect recent changes.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Niger, OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), HDX

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national sources.

Time Range

Boundaries created based on a source from 01 January 2006.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:48.007564; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Niger