Kuwait Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Kuwait includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, maintained by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). Its completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Demographic context mapping based on named settlements and residential land use.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or commercial projects based on populated place locations.
• Population analysis using the distribution of residential land areas.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes both named places (`place=*`) and residential land areas (`landuse=residential`).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:13:53.544984

Geography

Kuwait