Malawi Cultural Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports provide cultural and historic places for Malawi, including museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites. Data is contributed by volunteers, and completeness is noted to be higher in urban areas than remote regions. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Map cultural heritage sites for protection based on OSM tags like `historic` and `heritage`.
• Analyze the distribution of tourism amenities like museums and theatres based on the `tourism` tag.
• Identify places of worship and monuments for cultural mapping based on the `amenity` tag.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple cultural place types: museums, galleries, theatres, places of worship, monuments, and historic sites.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats: GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags: `tourism`, `amenity`, `historic`, `heritage`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:56:52.094022; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malawi