Populated Places of Myanmar from OpenStreetMap

Myanmar's settlements and residential areas, including named cities, towns, villages, and suburbs. The data is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative world map, and was last updated on 2026-06-19. It is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) on the HDX platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze settlement patterns and population distribution based on named places.
• Target humanitarian or development interventions based on residential land use data.
• Provide geographic context for demographic studies using the place and landuse tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• License is clearly specified as ODbL-1.0.

Limitations

• Coverage is uneven, with urban areas likely well-represented and remote areas sparse.
• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data quality depends on volunteer mapper activity and should be cross-checked with local knowledge.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping (collaborative world map).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-19 15:21:29.315824

Geography

Myanmar