Financial Services Locations in Eritrea from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for financial service points in Eritrea, tagged via the `amenity` key. The dataset includes banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches, contributed by volunteer mappers and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). It was last updated on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion based on the distribution of service points like banks and microfinance branches.
• Plan cash distribution and humanitarian aid logistics based on ATM and money transfer agent locations.
• Conduct economic analysis of service accessibility using the geospatial coordinates of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Explicitly includes five types of financial service points: banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas sparse.
• 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 mapping and collaborative contribution.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 05:33:37.296480.

Geography

Eritrea