Ghana Populated Places from OpenStreetMap Volunteer Mapping

OpenStreetMap data for settlements and residential areas across Ghana. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land use polygons, derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project. It was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Create demographic context maps based on named settlement locations.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects using residential land use data.
• Analyze population distribution patterns based on the density and classification of populated places.

Strengths

• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

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, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:11:01.919356; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ghana