Food Production Protection Zones for 21 Municipalities in Córdoba, Colombia
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Description
Zonas de Protección para la Producción de Alimentos (ZPPA) delineate reference polygons for identifying and declaring food production protection areas across the 21 municipalities in the Córdoba department. The dataset includes columns for department, municipality, area in hectares, and geometry, generated in the MAGNA-SIRGAS 2018 coordinate system. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is hosted by www.datos.gov.co.
Use Cases
Map and analyze the spatial distribution of protected agricultural zones using the `Geometría` and `Municipio` columns.
Calculate total protected area per municipality by aggregating the `Área (Ha)` column grouped by `Municipio`.
Join with other municipal datasets using the `Código municipio` or `Código departamento` columns for cross-domain analysis.
Assess the scale of land designated for food production protection by analyzing the `Área (Ha)` values across the department.
Strengths
Includes explicit geospatial data via the `Geometría` column for mapping applications.
Covers 21 municipalities within a defined administrative region (`Departamento`).
Provides area measurements in hectares (`Área (Ha)`) for quantitative analysis.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
Source
www.datos.gov.co
Collection Method
Likely generated by a government planning agency as a reference layer for territorial planning.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 17:29:57; freshness should be verified.