Belize Populated Places and Residential Areas from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Belize includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic analysis based on settlement and residential area locations.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or development projects based on populated place data.
• Population distribution mapping using the `place=*` and `landuse=residential` tags.

Strengths

• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:26:25.184692

Geography

Belize