Romanian Settlements and Residential Areas from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Romania includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exported this data, last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically well-mapped and remote areas potentially incomplete.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on settlement and residential area locations.
• Settlement-level targeting for projects or services using named populated places.
• Population distribution studies based on the `place=*` and `landuse=residential` tags.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:27:09.284370; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Romania