New Caledonia Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for settlements and residential areas in New Caledonia, exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land use polygons. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

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

Strengths

• Includes data for named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas potentially incomplete.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 21:16:52.335359; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New Caledonia