Saudi Arabia Administrative Boundaries for 13 Provinces

December 2024 reviewed boundaries for Saudi Arabia's 13 administrative level 1 provinces. The dataset is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection, contributed and quality assured by OCHA humanitarian organizations. Boundaries were created in November 2015 and validated for humanitarian use in May 2021.

Use Cases

• Map regional demographic or economic indicators based on the 13 administrative provinces.
• Conduct spatial analysis for humanitarian response planning based on official administrative boundaries.
• Integrate subnational boundaries into a larger geospatial database based on the global COD-AB collection.

Strengths

• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness in December 2024.
• Boundaries are part of the standardized global COD-AB collection, suggesting interoperability.
• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEODATABASE) for tool flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying boundary geometry dates from November 2015, which may not reflect recent administrative changes.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Middle East and North Africa (ROMENA) and OCHA Field Information Services (FIS).

Collection Method

Created by the source and configured/published by OCHA FIS and HDX.

Time Range

Boundaries created November 2015, valid for use from May 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026 03 10 09:05:30.765042; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia, covering 13 administrative level 1 units.