Uganda

Common Operational Datasets

Administrative Boundaries
Category Title Abstract How To Obtain Date of dataset Date data registered Data Type Most Recent Known Changes
Admin Level 6 Boundaries Uganda Parish Location

Uganda Parish Location shape file -Admin Level 6: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_parish2006_point.zip

 2006 2011-06-08 Points
Admin Level 4 Boundaries Uganda County Boundary

Uganda County Boundary shape file -Admin Level 4: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_county2006.zip

 

 2006 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)

Some Atrribute changed in 2010 as new districts created.
Admin Level 2 Boundaries Uganda Sub-Regional Boundary

Uganda Sub-Regional Boundary shape file -Admin Level 2: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_subregional2006.zip

 

 2006 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)
Other Uganda Gazetteer 2006

Uganda Gazetteer 2006 upto Admin Level 6 -Table created from Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Parish boundary.

uganda_gazetteer_-_administrative_units_2006.xls

 2006 2011-06-08 Table
Other County Centres

County Admin Centre locations based on 2002 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_county_centres2002.zip

 2002 2011-06-08 Points
Other District Admin Centres

District Admin Centre locations based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_district_centres2006.zip

 2006 2011-06-08 Points
Admin Level 6 Boundaries Parish Boundary

Parish Boundary shape file - Admin Level 6: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat. The dataset has been updated recently as Government of Uganda changed Admin boundaries to create some new districts in 2010.

uganda_parish2010.zip

 2010 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)

Some new districts created and parish boundaries changed in 2010
Admin Level 5 Boundaries Sub-County Boundary

Sub-County Boundary shape file - Admin Level 5: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat. The dataset has been updated recently as Government of Uganda changed Admin boundaries to create some new districts in 2010.

uganda_subcounties2010.zip

 2010 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)

Some new districts created and sub-county boundaries changed in 2010.
Admin Level 3 Boundaries District Boundary

District Boundary shape file -Admin Level 3: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat. The data set has been updated recently as Government of Uganda changed Admin boundaries to create some new districts in 2010.

uganda_district2010.zip

 2010 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)

Some district boundaries changed recently in 2010.
Admin Level 1 Boundaries National Boundary

National Boundary shape file -Admin Level 1: based on 2006 data provided by Ugandan Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Government of Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_national2006.zip

 2006 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)

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Populated Places
Category Title Abstract How To Obtain Date of dataset Date data registered Data Type Most Recent Known Changes
Settlements (villages, towns, cities) Acholi Sub-region - Major Centres

Uganda Acholi Sub-region - Major centres. Locations are collected by humanitarian partners and received in different dates during 2006 - 2009.

uganda_acholi_majorcentres_july2009.zip

 2009 2011-06-09 Points
Settlements (villages, towns, cities) Karamoja Sub-region - Settlement locations

Uganda - Karamoja sub-region settlement locations. Data is prepared by Karamoja Integrated Development Program (KIDP) in 2002 with the ownership of Government of Uganda.

uganda_karamoja_settlements2002.zip

 2002 2011-06-09 Points
Settlements (villages, towns, cities) Uganda Villages & Towns

Uganda Villages & Towns - based on GPS coordinates provided by cluster leads, humanitarian partners in Uganda. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM Working group chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat. The data set has been last updated in 2009.

uganda_towns.zip

uganda_villages_jan2009.zip

 

 2009 2011-06-08 Points

Data set has been last updated in 2009

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Population Statistics
Category Title Abstract How To Obtain Date of dataset Date data registered Data Type Most Recent Known Changes
Other Population Statistics by Sub-County level (Admin 5)

Uganda Population Statistics by Sub-County (Admin 5) - Projected based on Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) 2002 population census.

uganda_population_projection_sub-county_national_final.xls

 2009 2011-06-08 Table

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Humanitarian Profile

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Transportation Network
Category Title Abstract How To Obtain Date of dataset Date data registered Data Type Most Recent Known Changes
Roads Transportation - Road network

Road network in Uganda - based on different sources collected (in 2008, 2009, and 2010) by UNOCHA. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM working group network in Uganda chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_roads_feb2009.zip

 2009 2011-06-08 Lines

The dataset was last updated in 2009

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Hydrology
Category Title Abstract How To Obtain Date of dataset Date data registered Data Type Most Recent Known Changes
Water Bodies Uganda Hydrology - Lakes & Open Water Body

Uganda Lakes and Open Water bodies. Source: Unknown, collected in 2005-2006.

uganda_lakesrivers2005.zip

uganda_openwater2005.zip

 

 2005 2011-06-08 Areas (polygons)
Rivers Uganda Hydrology - Rivers

Uganda Hydrology - River shape file: Collected from Unknown source in 2005

uganda_rivers.zip

 

 

 2005 2011-06-08 Lines

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Hypsography

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Fundamental Operational Datasets

Damage Assessments

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Education
Title Abstract How To Obtain Data Type Date of dataset Most Recent Known Changes
Education Facility - Centres

Education Facility Centres in Northern Uganda - based on GPS coordinates of the centers collected (in 2009, 2010, and 2011) by UNOCHA from different stake-holders working in Northern part of Uganda, such as cluster leads, humanitarian partners, and local government. The location of the education facilities are re-verified by District Education Office (local government) before analysing and publishing Education Service Accessibility level against national standard.

uganda_north-uganda_schools_jan2011.zip

 Points 2011 The dataset has been last updated in 2011

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Elections

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Food Security

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Nutrition

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Health
Title Abstract How To Obtain Data Type Date of dataset Most Recent Known Changes
Health Facility - Centres

Health Facility Centres in Northern Uganda - based on GPS coordinates of the centers collected (in 2009, 2010, and 2011) by UNOCHA from different stake-holders working in Northern part of Uganda, such as health cluster leads, humanitarian partners, and local government. The location of the health centres are re-verified by District Health Office (local government) before analysing and publishing Health Service Accessibility level against national standard.

uganda_north-uganda_healthcentres_jan2011.zip

 Points 2011 The dataset has been last updated in 2011

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Affected Persons Locations (Refugee, IDP, etc)
Title Abstract How To Obtain Data Type Date of dataset Most Recent Known Changes
IDP Locations

IDP Camp locations in Northern Uganda - based on GPS coordinates of IDP locations collected (in 2008 and 2009) by UNOCHA from different stake-holders working in Northern part of Uganda, such as Protection cluster leads, humanitarian partners, and local government. The location of the IDP camps are re-verified by District Office (local government). Note: Almost all IDPs in Uganda already moved to return sites. Please check Protection cluster or concern authority in Uganda for updated info on IDPs.

uganda_northuganda_idp_camps_july2009.zip

 Points 2009

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Logistics

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Protection

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Security

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Other
Title Abstract How To Obtain Data Type Date of dataset Most Recent Known Changes
Landuse

Landuse in Uganda - extracted from 2006 UBOS provided parish boundaries with land cover information. Agreed to share publicly and authorized by Geo-IM working group network in Uganda chaired by UBOS and UNOCHA as Secretariat.

uganda_other_landuse_type2006.zip

 Areas (polygons) 2006
Water Sources - Water Points

Water Sources in Northern Uganda - based on GPS coordinates of water points (approx >80%) collected (in 2009, 2010, and 2011) by UNOCHA from different stake-holders working in Northern part of Uganda, such as WASH cluster leads, humanitarian partners, and local government. The location of the water points are re-verified by District Water Office (local government) before analysing and publishing Water Coverage and its Accessibility level against national standard.

uganda_karamoja_watersources_aug2010.zip

uganda_acholi_watersources2011.zip

 Points 2011 The datasets are updated recently in 2011

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