Republic of Moldova Subnational Administrative Boundaries at Level 1

13 May 2022 boundaries for the Republic of Moldova, structured into 37 administrative level 1 units. The dataset was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX. It is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection and was reviewed for accuracy on 18 December 2024.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on administrative level 1 boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins for demographic or economic analysis based on the defined administrative units.
• Integrate boundaries into GIS platforms for regional planning based on the provided geospatial formats.
• Standardize location data across projects using the Common Operational Datasets (COD-AB) framework.

Strengths

• Part of the standardized Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB) collection.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.
• Explicitly reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 18 December 2024.
• Published under a CC-BY-3.0-IGO license for clear reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset contains only administrative level 1 boundaries; lower-level divisions are not included.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries valid as of 13 May 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:04:12.635199; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Republic of Moldova.