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Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) vs States/LGAs JSON

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Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD)States/LGAs JSON
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open
Free (npm)
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin
geographic, npm, states-lgas
Links
Website
GitHub
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.
Zero-dependency JavaScript package (naija-state-local-government) providing Nigerian states, LGAs and senatorial districts; some versions add wards and polling units.

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) vs States/LGAs JSON at a glance

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and States/LGAs JSON are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) is based in Kenya and States/LGAs JSON in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 86.11% uptime for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) (36 checks) and 100% for States/LGAs JSON (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 279 ms for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and 848 ms for States/LGAs JSON.

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), Free / open; States/LGAs JSON, Free (npm).
  • Country: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), Kenya; States/LGAs JSON, Nigeria.
  • 30-day uptime: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), 86.11%; States/LGAs JSON, 100%.
  • Average latency: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), 279 ms; States/LGAs JSON, 848 ms.

Topics

Only Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD): boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin.

Only States/LGAs JSON: geographic, npm, states-lgas.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) or States/LGAs JSON?
States/LGAs JSON leads over the last 30 days: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) 86.11%, States/LGAs JSON 100%.
Do Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) or States/LGAs JSON need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and States/LGAs JSON working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and States/LGAs JSON based?
Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) is based in Kenya; States/LGAs JSON is based in Nigeria.

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