Populated Places and Settlements in Malta from OpenStreetMap

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

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:58:08.320048; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Malta