diff --git a/src/open_gira/admin.py b/src/open_gira/admin.py
index 5acfcc20..8c815f38 100644
--- a/src/open_gira/admin.py
+++ b/src/open_gira/admin.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import logging
 
 import pandas as pd
+import geopandas as gpd
+import shapely
 
 
 def merge_gadm_admin_levels(preference: pd.DataFrame, alternative: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
@@ -37,4 +39,43 @@ def merge_gadm_admin_levels(preference: pd.DataFrame, alternative: pd.DataFrame)
 
     merged = pd.concat([preference, substitute_regions])
 
-    return merged.sort_values("ISO_A3")
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+    return merged.sort_values("ISO_A3")
+
+
+def get_administrative_data(file_path: str, to_epsg: int = None) -> gpd.GeoDataFrame:
+    """
+    Read administrative data (country ISO, country geometry) from disk
+
+    Arguments:
+        file_path (str): Location of file with country data:
+            containing an ISO three letter code as 'GID_0' and a geometry as
+            'geometry'
+        to_epsg (int): EPSG code to project data to
+
+    Returns:
+        gpd.GeoDataFrame: Table of country and geometry data with:
+            'iso_a3' and 'geometry' columns
+    """
+
+    # read file
+    gdf = gpd.read_file(file_path)
+
+    # check schema is as expected
+    expected_columns = {"GID_0", "geometry"}
+    assert expected_columns.issubset(set(gdf.columns.values))
+
+    # reproject if desired
+    if to_epsg is not None:
+        gdf = gdf.to_crs(epsg=to_epsg)
+
+    # rename these columns first so we don't have to do this twice (to nodes and edges) later
+    gdf.rename(columns={"GID_0": "iso_a3"}, inplace=True)
+
+    # subset, sort by iso_a3 and return
+    return gdf[["iso_a3", "geometry"]].sort_values(by=["iso_a3"], ascending=True)
+
+
+def boundary_geom(gdf: gpd.GeoDataFrame, iso_a3: str) -> shapely.Geometry:
+    """Given administrative data, return the boundary geometry for a given ISO3 country code
+    """
+    return gdf.set_index("iso_a3").loc[iso_a3, "geometry"]
diff --git a/workflow/transport/create_rail_network.py b/workflow/transport/create_rail_network.py
index 487f93e4..fa230a62 100644
--- a/workflow/transport/create_rail_network.py
+++ b/workflow/transport/create_rail_network.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 import geopandas as gpd
 
-from utils import annotate_country, get_administrative_data
+from utils import annotate_country
+from open_gira.admin import get_administrative_data
 from open_gira.assets import RailAssets
 from open_gira.io import write_empty_frames
 from open_gira.network import create_network
diff --git a/workflow/transport/create_road_network.py b/workflow/transport/create_road_network.py
index 6ddbe87f..44e07f35 100644
--- a/workflow/transport/create_road_network.py
+++ b/workflow/transport/create_road_network.py
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import snkit
 
-from utils import annotate_country, cast, get_administrative_data, strip_suffix
+from utils import annotate_country, cast, strip_suffix
+from open_gira.admin import get_administrative_data
 from open_gira.assets import RoadAssets
 from open_gira.io import write_empty_frames
 from open_gira.network import create_network
diff --git a/workflow/transport/utils.py b/workflow/transport/utils.py
index decfc096..10557d9d 100644
--- a/workflow/transport/utils.py
+++ b/workflow/transport/utils.py
@@ -60,39 +60,6 @@ def cast(x: Any, *, casting_function: Callable, nullable: bool) -> Any:
             raise ValueError("Couldn't recast to non-nullable value") from casting_error
 
 
-def get_administrative_data(file_path: str, to_epsg: int = None) -> gpd.GeoDataFrame:
-    """
-    Read administrative data (country ISO, country geometry) from disk
-
-    Arguments:
-        file_path (str): Location of file with country data:
-            containing an ISO three letter code as 'GID_0' and a geometry as
-            'geometry'
-        to_epsg (int): EPSG code to project data to
-
-    Returns:
-        gpd.GeoDataFrame: Table of country and geometry data with:
-            'iso_a3' and 'geometry' columns
-    """
-
-    # read file
-    gdf = gpd.read_file(file_path)
-
-    # check schema is as expected
-    expected_columns = {"GID_0", "geometry"}
-    assert expected_columns.issubset(set(gdf.columns.values))
-
-    # reproject if desired
-    if to_epsg is not None:
-        gdf = gdf.to_crs(epsg=to_epsg)
-
-    # rename these columns first so we don't have to do this twice (to nodes and edges) later
-    gdf.rename(columns={"GID_0": "iso_a3"}, inplace=True)
-
-    # subset, sort by iso_a3 and return
-    return gdf[["iso_a3", "geometry"]].sort_values(by=["iso_a3"], ascending=True)
-
-
 def annotate_country(network: snkit.network.Network, countries: gpd.GeoDataFrame) -> snkit.network.Network:
     """
     Label network edges and nodes with their country ISO code