Cultural Places in Burkina Faso from OpenStreetMap

Cultural and historic places from OpenStreetMap, exported for Burkina Faso. The data includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage` keys. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is licensed under ODbL-1.0.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on `tourism` and `amenity` tagged locations.
• Support cultural mapping initiatives using the categorized points of interest.
• Provide context for regional tourism studies using the geospatial location data.

Strengths

• Covers multiple cultural place types including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-14 00:40:00.384642.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 00:40:00.384642.

Geography

Burkina Faso