Populated Places and Settlements in Mauritius from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Mauritius includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is built collaboratively by volunteers, with completeness varying by region. It was last updated on 2026-05-14 by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement and residential area locations.
• Settlement-level targeting for projects using named cities, towns, and villages.
• Population distribution analysis based on residential landuse data.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers a specific geography: Mauritius.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• 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-collaborative mapping export.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:48:54.620908; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mauritius