Methods, apparatus, and techniques for provisioning geofences are disclosed. In one aspect, a map comprising one or more selectable geographic entities is displayed. In response to a selection by a user of at least one geographic entity of the one or more geographic entities, a geofence corresponding to the selected at least one geographic entity is created. In another aspect, a user may provide an input including one or more keywords. In response to determining that a first geographic entity has attributes that match the one or more keywords, a geofence corresponding to the first geographic entity is created.