Populated Places in Liberia from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Liberia includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Create demographic context maps based on named settlements and residential land use.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for aid or development projects based on populated place locations.
• Conduct population distribution analysis using the spatial distribution of residential areas.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple geographic feature types: cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in six common geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, and JSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:24:59.392083; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Liberia