Ukraine - Subnational Edge-matched Administrative Boundaries

Name: Ukraine - Subnational Edge-matched Administrative Boundaries
Creator: OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS)
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/legalcode

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Ukraine

About this dataset

Ukraine administrative level 0-4 boundaries (COD-AB) dataset. NOTE: The population statistics common operatioanl dataset (COD-PS-UKR) is only available vis special request. See Ukraine - Subnational Population Statistics. Users should use the 'Request Data' button. This COD-AB was most recently reviewed for accuracy and necessary changes in April 2024. The COD-AB does not require any update. Sourced from State Scientific Production Enterprise “Kartographia” Vetting by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID. This COD-AB is suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Ukraine COD-PS. An edge-matched (COD-EM) version of this COD-AB is available on HDX here: Please see the COD Portal. Administrative level 1 contains 27 feature(s). Administrative level 2 contains 139 feature(s). Administrative level 3 contains 1769 feature(s). Administrative level 4 contains 29707 feature(s).

Documentation

Sourced from Ukraine Kartografia. P-coding by OCHA and ITOS. "The Ukrainian government has not fully implemented its new administrative structure reforms in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea [UA01] and Sevastopol [UA85]. Consequently, 31 ADM4 features within the Sevastopol ADM3 polygon retain P-codes that do not correctly conform to [UA85]. This will be rectified in a COD-AB update once the government has regained control to the Crimean Peninsula." The edge-matched layers are subject to the following potential limitations: Where countries border each other, one or even both boundaries may be less accurate than the original, definitive boundaries. The UN Geospatial Hub boundary is generally of lower quality than the definitive COD-AB layers. Peripheral polygon feature shapes and the relationship of their areas to those of their internal neighbouring features may be distorted, while internal features are untouched. Peripheral polygon features may artificially appear to touch different, incorrect features belonging the same country. Features in the Chornobyl region may not follow the correct P-code and attribute nesting. Inconsistencies have been observed in the feature name translations, particularly at administrative level 4. In some cases, for instance, a set of features with the same Ukrainian name may have more than one Russian or English equivalent. Most variations appear to be minor spelling variations. Some Admin4 polygon features are outside the national edgematched borders and are missing from this dataset. A points layer has been included that includes all Admin4 units.

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The actual boundaries were most recently adjusted in: January 2025. Boundary information source: State Scientific Production Enterprise “Kartographia”. Contributor: OCHA Field Information Services Section (FISS). COD-AB quality level: cod-enhanced (geometry and attributes verified and standardized) and live services available. https://codgis.itos.uga.edu/arcgis/rest/services/COD_External/UKR_pcode/FeatureServerfeature server. Most recent COD-AB review conclusion: The COD-AB does not require any update. OCHA country status: Operational (country office). An edge-matched (COD-EM) dataset is available Most recent COD-AB review date: January 2025. Deepest administrative level: ADM4. COD-PS HDX URL: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-ukr. Deepest administrative level with complete coverage: ADM3. COD-EM HDX link: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-em-ukr. Administrative level required by humanitarian community: ADM2. Note: The Ukrainian government has not fully implemented its new administrative structure reforms in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea [UA01] and Sevastopol [UA85]. Consequently, 31 ADM4 features within the Sevastopol ADM3 polygon retain P-codes that do not correctly conform to [UA85]. This will be rectified in a COD-AB update once the government has regained control of the Crimean Peninsula. Note: Some administrative feature names were adjusted in a September/October 2024 administratrive feature renaming exercise. See reference table at https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ukr. Note: The Ukraine COD-AB was most recently adjusted in early 2024 - affecting administrative level 3 (hromadas) only. Note: The population statistics common operational dataset (COD-PS-UKR) is only available via special request. See Ukraine - Subnational Population Statistics. Users should use the 'Request Data' button. Note: Limitations of the Ukrainian-to-Russian transliteration method mean that more than one Ukrainian name may be represented by a single Russian feature name. Note: Feature name attribute fields in this dataset incorrectly use 'UA' to represent the Ukrainian language. The correct language code is 'UK'. This will be resolved in 2026.