Curaçao Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

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

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement names and types.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or services based on residential land use areas.
• Population distribution mapping based on the presence of populated places.

Strengths

• Data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 11:57:32.171035; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Curaçao