Syrian Administrative Boundaries for 14 Governorates, 62 Districts, and 272 Sub-Districts

OCHA Syria and OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) provide the Syrian Arab Republic administrative boundaries dataset. It contains three hierarchical levels: 14 governorates, 62 districts, and 272 sub-districts. The dataset was reviewed for accuracy in April 2024 and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Map humanitarian needs and operations based on the administrative hierarchy.
• Conduct spatial analysis for population estimates using the sub-district boundaries.
• Create regional dashboards and reports based on governorate-level aggregations.
• Integrate with other geospatial datasets using the standardized administrative codes (COD-AB).

Strengths

• Contains 14 governorates, 62 districts, and 272 sub-districts, providing detailed spatial granularity.
• Quality assured and published by OCHA FIS and HDX, indicating institutional vetting.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 01 April 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP, GEODATABASE) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The underlying boundary geometry dates from 01 January 1960, which may not reflect recent changes.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Syria, OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), and HDX.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official sources for humanitarian coordination.

Time Range

Boundaries created 01 January 1960; dataset valid for use from 17 December 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:06:04.624154; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Syrian Arab Republic.