Guyana Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Guyana includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic context mapping based on named settlements and residential land areas.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or development projects based on populated place locations.
• Population analysis using the spatial distribution of towns, villages, and suburbs.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geographic data formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.
• Covers a specific geographic region: Guyana.
• Derived from a well-known collaborative source: OpenStreetMap.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 15:56:48.551393; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Guyana