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Dataset
geoBoundaries gbOpen — African administrative divisions ADM0-ADM2
Public ID
ADG-DAT-2026-014
Version
observatory/2026-09-08
Licence
CC-BY-4.0
2005-01-01 — 2022-01-01Period
Regional — West AfricaCoverage
GeoCategory
OpenAccess
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geoBoundaries gbOpen — African administrative divisions ADM0-ADM2. Collected from geoBoundaries (William & Mary geoLab) (academic) on a quarterly cadence. 160 records spanning 2005-01-01 to 2022-01-01, covering GMB, SLE, CPV, BFA, TGO, MRT, LBR, BEN, GNB, NER, CIV, GIN, MLI, NGA, SEN, GHA. Evidence is content-addressed: every record carries a SHA-256 hash of the exact bytes retrieved, the source URL, the date the source published it and the date it was fetched.
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Administrative boundary layers — feature counts are polygon counts
| country | layer | level | polygons | vintage | licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGO | Angola | 0 | 1 | 2021 | Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 |
| AGO | Angola | 1 | 18 | 2021 | Public Domain |
| AGO | Angola | 2 | 157 | 2006 | Public Domain |
| BDI | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 2006 | Public Domain |
| BDI | Burundi | 1 | 18 | 2014 | CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication |
| BDI | Burundi | 2 | 119 | 2007 | Public Domain |
Showing 6 of 160 records.
Variables and indicators
records: 160
temporal span: 2005-01-01 to 2022-01-01
countries covered: 16
data kind: geo
evidence class: secondary
licence: CC-BY-4.0
republishable: yes
top countries: GMB (3), SLE (3), CPV (3), BFA (3), TGO (3)
record types: admin_boundary_set (160)
temporal span: 2005-01-01 to 2022-01-01
countries covered: 16
data kind: geo
evidence class: secondary
licence: CC-BY-4.0
republishable: yes
top countries: GMB (3), SLE (3), CPV (3), BFA (3), TGO (3)
record types: admin_boundary_set (160)
Method
Content-addressed collection (SHA-256). Evidence class: secondary / republisher. Cadence: quarterly.
How to cite
ADG Library Editorial (1 January 2022). geoBoundaries gbOpen — African administrative divisions ADM0-ADM2. Axel Dev Group — ADG Library, Dataset ADG-DAT-2026-014. https://library.axeldevlab.com/node/167
@techreport{ADG-DAT-2026-014,
title = {{geoBoundaries gbOpen — African administrative divisions ADM0-ADM2}},
author = {ADG Library Editorial},
institution = {Axel Dev Group --- ADG Library},
type = {Dataset},
number = {ADG-DAT-2026-014},
year = {2022},
url = {https://library.axeldevlab.com/node/167}
}
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