Yemen Administrative Boundaries for 22 Governorates and 335 Districts

Geospatial boundaries for Yemen's administrative divisions at two levels. The dataset contains boundaries for 22 governorates (Admin 1) and 335 districts (Admin 2). It was contributed by OCHA Yemen, quality assured by OCHA FIS and HDX, and is part of the Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries collection.

Use Cases

• Create thematic maps for humanitarian response based on governorate and district boundaries.
• Perform spatial joins to aggregate socio-economic data to administrative units.
• Analyze regional coverage and service gaps for aid distribution.
• Develop base maps for dashboards and situational reports.

Strengths

• Structured into two clear administrative levels: 22 governorates and 335 districts.
• Dataset was reviewed for accuracy and completeness on 23 December 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats: GEOJSON, SHP, XLSX, and GEODATABASE.

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 Yemen, OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS), HDX

Collection Method

Boundaries created by the source, quality assured and published.

Time Range

Boundaries created 09 October 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 10 09:06:43.342607; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yemen