Populated Places and Settlements in Mauritania from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for settlements and residential areas in Mauritania, last updated 2026-05-14. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. Completeness of mapping varies by region, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement locations and types.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on residential land use.
• Population distribution analysis based on the density and classification of populated places.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Includes multiple geographic file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Covers both named places (`place=*`) and residential land areas (`landuse=residential`).

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incompletely mapped.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• 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 20:41:31.057386.

Geography

Mauritania