Gambia Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Gambia provide geospatial data on settlements and residential areas. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, derived from OSM tags `place=*` and `landuse=residential`. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Provide demographic context for Gambia based on named settlements.
• Enable settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on residential land use.
• Support population analysis using the geographic distribution of towns and villages.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-15.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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-contributed mapping and data export.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 11:19:08.718208.

Geography

Gambia