Bulgarian Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Bulgaria includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of the data varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Conduct population analysis based on settlement locations and types.
• Provide demographic context for regional planning based on populated place data.
• Enable settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on residential land use.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14.

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 data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

2026-05-14

Geography

Bulgaria