Nigeria boundaries data

geoBoundaries ADM0 boundaries for Nigeria: 1 units, representing 2022. Source: GRID3.

geoBoundaries ADM1 boundaries for Nigeria: 37 units, representing 2022. Source: GRID3.

This dataset contains the following administrative boundaries: ADM0, ADM1, ADM2. Produced and maintained since 2017, the geoBoundaries Global Database of Political Administrative Boundaries Database www.geoboundaries.org is an open license, standardized resource of boundaries (i.e., state, county) for every country in the world.

Nigeria administrative level 0-3 boundaries (COD-AB) dataset version 01. This dataset is structured into 3 levels: - Admin 1: 37 State - Admin 2: 774 Local Governement Area - Admin 3: 714 Ward, partial coverage Dates associated with this dataset: - 30 October 2025: dataset reviewed for accuracy and completeness - 17 April 2019: valid for use by the humanitarian community - 01 October 1996: last edit to the dataset before publishing - 01 October 1996: boundaries created by the source Contributed by OCHA Nigeria. Quality assured, configured, and published by OCHA Field Information Services (FIS) and HDX. Part of the dataset: Global Subnational Administrative Boundaries

geoBoundaries ADM2 boundaries for Nigeria: 774 units, representing 2022. Source: GRID3.

Nigeria Admin Level 2 boundaries created by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation. The boundaries were made by mapping all settlements, and then using the Ward Level 2 admin attributes and the ESRI Thiessen polygons tool to create boundaries at each admin level.

Nigeria administrative level 0-3 edge-matched gazetteer, shapefiles, geodatabase, and geoservice. These layers are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Nigeria - Subnational Population Statistics tables. Vetting by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.