United Arab Emirates Administrative Boundaries for 7 Emirates

United Arab Emirates administrative boundaries at the national (level 0) and emirate (level 1) levels. The dataset contains boundaries for 7 Emirates and was quality assured and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX. It is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection and was last reviewed for accuracy on 19 December 2024.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps based on emirate-level administrative units.
• Perform spatial joins for humanitarian or demographic analysis based on the defined boundaries.
• Integrate into a geospatial database as a foundational layer for the UAE.

Strengths

• Boundaries are defined for 7 Emirates.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 19 December 2024.
• Published by authoritative sources OCHA FIS and HDX.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries created 19 May 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-10 09:01:02.933657; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Arab Emirates (national and emirate levels).