Rural Districts: Administrative Boundaries for New Brunswick, Canada

New Brunswick's rural district boundaries are defined by regulation 2022-45 under the Local Governance Act. The dataset includes polygon geometries and associated attributes like district name, type, length, and area. The effective date for these boundaries is January 1, 2023.

Use Cases

• Mapping jurisdictional boundaries using the_geom and Name columns.
• Analyzing the size and shape of administrative units using Area and Length columns.
• Filtering or categorizing districts by governance type using Type or Type_Name columns.
• Tracking the official status and effective date of boundaries using OFFICIAL_E and DATE columns.

Strengths

• Includes official polygon geometries (the_geom) for spatial analysis.
• Contains multiple descriptive attributes like Name, Type_Name, Length, and Area.
• Has a defined effective date (January 1, 2023) for temporal context.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

gnb.socrata.com

Collection Method

Graphical representation of boundaries as defined in regulation 2022-45 under the Local Governance Act.

Time Range

Effective January 1, 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-01 12:05:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New Brunswick, Canada.