Cartagena's Registered Street Vendor Registry with Demographics and Location

Cartagena, Colombia's official registry of street vendors authorized by the Public Space and Mobility Management office. The dataset includes demographic and operational details for each vendor. It was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is hosted on the Colombian open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the distribution of vendor types (Tipo_de_Venta) across different neighborhoods (Barrios) for urban planning.
• Studying demographic representation by cross-referencing Gender (Género) and Ethnicity (Etnia) columns with Activity/Oferta.
• Mapping vendor density and status (Estado) by Localidad to inform public space management policies.
• Profiling the primary commercial activities (Actividad/Oferta) offered by vendors in specific areas.

Strengths

• Includes multiple demographic and operational columns (e.g., Etnia, Género, Tipo_de_Venta) for detailed analysis.
• Represents an official government registry, suggesting a structured data collection process.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats (CSV, JSON, XML, RDF).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not provided.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely collected through municipal registration processes by the Gerencia de Espacio Público y Movilidad.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:27:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cartagena, Colombia.