Saint Lucia Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Saint Lucia includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export from the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of the data 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 data.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or development projects based on populated place locations.
• Population distribution analysis based on the presence of named cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.
• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:33:59.145725; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint Lucia