Points of Interest in Nepal from OpenStreetMap

Points of interest from OSM, last updated 2026-05-14. It includes public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks tagged via `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, or `man_made`. The data is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and is useful for general POI reference, urban analysis, and basemap detail.

Use Cases

• Create detailed basemaps for Nepal based on OSM-sourced landmarks.
• Analyze urban service distribution based on tagged amenities.
• Identify tourist attractions and infrastructure for travel applications.
• Conduct spatial analysis of commercial areas based on shop locations.

Strengths

• Covers multiple categories of points of interest via OSM tags like `amenity`, `shop`, `tourism`, and `man_made`.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 22:13:45.619103; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nepal