Togo Subnational Administrative Boundaries for Levels 0-3

Version 02 of the Common Operational Datasets - Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB) for Togo, structured into three administrative levels. The dataset includes 5 regions, 40 prefectures, and 373 third-level units, contributed and quality-assured by OCHA West and Central Africa and OCHA Field Information Services. It was last reviewed for accuracy on 30 October 2025 and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on the defined region and prefecture boundaries.
• Conduct spatial analysis of demographic or economic data aggregated to the administrative level 3 units.
• Integrate boundaries into GIS systems for operational planning and reporting.
• Validate or update local administrative gazetteers using the provided hierarchical structure.

Strengths

• Contains a defined hierarchical structure with counts for 5 regions, 40 prefectures, and 373 third-level units.
• Quality assured and published by authoritative humanitarian organizations (OCHA ROWCA, OCHA FIS, HDX).
• Part of a standardized global collection (COD-AB), suggesting consistent methodology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes '373 nan' for Admin 3, which may indicate missing names or data quality issues at that level.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale processing.

Provenance

Source

OCHA West and Central Africa (ROWCA), OCHA Field Information Services (FIS), and HDX.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official national sources as part of the Common Operational Datasets standards.

Time Range

Boundaries created 12 January 2020; dataset valid for use from 07 January 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:06:11.615048; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Togo, subnational levels 0-3.