Moldova Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Moldova includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated in May 2026. Completeness of the volunteer-built map varies, with urban areas likely being more detailed than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Map settlement distribution based on named cities, towns, and villages.
• Analyze residential land use patterns based on the `landuse=residential` tag.
• Provide geographic context for demographic or humanitarian targeting in Moldova.

Strengths

• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
• Includes residential land use areas (`landuse=residential`) in addition to named places.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; 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-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:18:40.562892; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Moldova