Bhutan Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bhutan includes named settlements and residential areas tagged with `place=*` and `landuse=residential`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Create demographic context maps based on named populated places.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects using residential area data.
• Conduct population distribution analysis using the geographic locations of cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple geographic file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes both named places (`place=*`) and residential land use areas (`landuse=residential`).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:35:39.633004.

Geography

Bhutan