Rwanda Administrative Boundaries from ADM0 to ADM5 Levels

geoBoundaries provides the Rwanda - Subnational Administrative Boundaries dataset. It contains political administrative boundaries from national (ADM0) down to local (ADM5) levels. The data is produced and maintained since 2017 as part of the global geoBoundaries database under an ODbL-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Mapping administrative units for Rwanda based on the described ADM0-ADM5 hierarchy.
• Conducting spatial joins for demographic or economic data using the provided boundary polygons.
• Creating base maps for regional planning and analysis in Rwanda.
• Studying the structure of subnational governance and political geography in Rwanda.

Strengths

• Data is produced and maintained since 2017, indicating an established update process.
• Boundaries are standardized and cover six hierarchical administrative levels (ADM0 to ADM5).
• Available in common geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

geoBoundaries

Collection Method

Part of the geoBoundaries Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries Database.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 09:06:10.120719; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rwanda