Healthcare Facilities Across Nepal from OpenStreetMap and Overture

A geospatial dataset of hospitals, clinics, doctor and dentist offices, and pharmacies across Nepal. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and was last updated on 2026-05 08. It is provided by OSGeo Nepal and is available in GEOPACKAGE and SHP file formats.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare facility density and distribution across Nepal based on the described facility types.
• Analyze spatial accessibility to medical services for population centers based on the geographic coverage.
• Validate and augment OpenStreetMap data for Nepal's healthcare infrastructure.
• Support disaster response planning by identifying the locations of medical facilities.

Strengths

• Sourced from two established open mapping projects, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps.
• Covers multiple facility types including hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies.
• Last updated on 2026-05-08, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the contributing mapping communities.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps

Collection Method

Aggregated from open mapping platforms.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 23:00:06.767002

Geography

Nepal