Cultural and Historic Places in Eswatini from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Eswatini includes museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites tagged via `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, or `heritage`. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection efforts based on `historic` and `heritage` tags.
• Analyze tourism infrastructure distribution based on `tourism` and `amenity` tags.
• Create cultural resource inventories for regional planning based on the categorized places of interest.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:22:39.696001; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eswatini