Food Production Protection Areas in Southern La Guajira, Colombia

A geospatial dataset delimiting Food Production Protection Areas (APPA) across 9 municipalities in the southern part of La Guajira department, Colombia. The layer, with a total area of 79,782.15 hectares, is defined by Resolution 289 of September 1, 2025, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It designates these areas as protected for agricultural, livestock, fishing, and aquaculture activities, restricting urban expansion to safeguard food sovereignty.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze protected agricultural zones using `the_geom`, `municipio`, and `area_ha`.
• Assess land-use restrictions by cross-referencing `appa_tipo` and `zonifica` with `obs_zonifi`.
• Aggregate protection areas by administrative unit using `cod_depart`, `cod_dane_m`, and `departamen`.
• Track the legal basis for land designations by filtering on `resolucion` and `consecutiv`.

Strengths

• Defined by a specific legal resolution (289 of 2025), providing a clear regulatory basis.
• Includes a precise total area figure of 79,782.15 hectares.
• Contains geographic (`the_geom`) and administrative (`cod_dane_m`) identifiers for spatial joins and analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale statistical modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), Colombia, via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Official delimitation as part of territorial planning, generated in the MAGNA-SIRGAS 2018 coordinate system.

Time Range

The legal framework is established by Law 2294 of 2023, with the specific delimitation via Resolution 289 of 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:09:54.

Geography

Southern part of the La Guajira department, covering 9 municipalities in Colombia.