Mongolia Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Mongolia includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being more comprehensively mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Demographic analysis based on settlement locations and types.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on populated place data.
• Population distribution mapping based on residential land use and place tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping and export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 19:08:25.655162; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mongolia