Datasets

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) vs OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)

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Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🏳️ Kenya
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open
Free / ODbL
Verified
Unverified
Verified
Last verified
5 Jul 2026
5 Jul 2026
Tags
boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin
openstreetmap, osm, shapefile, geopackage, vector
Summary
Official Common Operational Dataset administrative boundaries for Kenya, from national down through counties, sub-counties and wards. Provided on HDX as Shapefile and other GIS formats, maintained by OCHA together with the government. Free download and openly licensed.
Daily-updated OpenStreetMap data extract for Nigeria in .osm.pbf (~677 MB), ESRI shapefile .shp.zip (~2.0 GB) and .gpkg.zip (~2.0 GB), plus dated historical snapshots. Distributed by Geofabrik under ODbL.