Central African Republic Financial Services Locations from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap export of financial service points in the Central African Republic, last updated 2026-05-14. The data includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches tagged via the `amenity` key. It was compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) from volunteer contributions.

Use Cases

• Map financial service access for inclusion analysis based on the described point-of-interest types.
• Plan cash distribution or aid delivery networks based on the locations of banks and ATMs.
• Conduct economic analysis of service distribution based on the geographic spread of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free and open collaborative mapping project.
• It covers a specific set of financial amenity types (banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, microfinance).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely to be less well-mapped than urban centers.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 01:44:02.597381

Geography

Central African Republic