Sao Tome and Principe Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Sao Tome and Principe includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team and was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map settlement distribution based on named cities, towns, and villages.
• Analyze residential land use patterns based on the `landuse=residential` tag.
• Provide geographic context for demographic or humanitarian targeting efforts.

Strengths

• Includes multiple geographic file formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON).
• Derived from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project, a free world map.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:06:33.126070

Geography

Sao Tome and Principe