Uganda Administrative Boundaries for 4 Regions and 1,520 Local Units

Four levels of Ugandan administrative boundaries, including 4 regions, 135 districts, and over 1,520 local units. The dataset was contributed by OCHA ROSEA, quality-assured by OCHA FIS and HDX, and is part of a global collection. A review for accuracy and completeness was conducted on 28 January 2025.

Use Cases

• Map demographic or health data based on administrative level 2 (district) boundaries.
• Conduct spatial joins for local analysis based on administrative level -4 (village) units.
• Create regional dashboards or visualizations based on administrative level 1 (region) polygons.
• Integrate with other humanitarian datasets using the standardized COD-AB boundary structure.

Strengths

• Structured into four hierarchical administrative levels, from national to local.
• Contains 135 district boundaries and over 1,520 local units for granular analysis.
• Quality assurance and publication involve multiple authoritative organizations (OCHA FIS, HDX).
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 28 January 2025.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes 'nan' for Admin 4, suggesting potential data gaps or inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Regional Office for Southern and Eastern Africa (ROSEA)

Collection Method

Boundaries created by the source, quality assured and published by OCHA FIS and HDX.

Time Range

Boundaries created 11 June 2020; dataset valid for use from 24 August 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:06:27.084267; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Uganda