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### Administrative Boundaries (GADM via `pygadm`)
The **Administrative Boundaries** tool in GIS-MCP allows you to download official boundaries (countries, provinces, counties, etc.) from the [GADM dataset](https://gadm.org/).
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#### Installation
To enable boundary downloads, install GIS-MCP with the **administrative-boundaries** extra:
```bash
pip install gis-mcp[administrative-boundaries]
```
#### Parameters
- **region** – Name or alias of the country (e.g. `"Iran"`, `"USA"`, `"UK"`)
- **level** – Administrative level:
- `0` → Country boundary
- `1` → First-level divisions (provinces, states)
- `2` → Second-level divisions (counties, districts)
- **path** *(optional)* – Custom output folder
*(default: package’s `data/administrative_boundaries` directory)*
#### Example Usage
**Prompt:**
```bash
Using gis-mcp download the administrative boundaries of Iran at level 1.
```