Populated Places and Settlements in Mayotte from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports for Mayotte contain named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The data is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) from volunteer contributions and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of mapping varies by region, with urban areas typically being more detailed than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Demographic analysis based on settlement locations and residential land use.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects.
• Population distribution mapping based on the presence of named places and residential areas.

Strengths

• Includes both named places (`place=*`) and residential land areas (`landuse=residential`).
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free and collaborative global map.

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 21:08:05.564623; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mayotte