Kyrgyzstan Populated Places from OpenStreetMap Volunteer Mapping

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

Use Cases

• Create demographic context maps based on named settlements and residential areas.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for aid distribution using the `place=*` and `landuse=residential` tags.
• Analyze population distribution patterns from the categorized populated places.
• Cross-reference settlement data with local field knowledge for validation.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geographic data formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Based on the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, allowing for community updates.
• Explicitly includes features tagged with `place=*` and `landuse=residential`.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:15:57.252926

Geography

Kyrgyzstan