Sierra Leone Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Sierra Leone provides a vector dataset of settlements and residential areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports include named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land parcels tagged with `place=*` and `landuse=residential`. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map settlement distribution based on named places and residential land use tags.
• Conduct population analysis using the geographic context of residential areas.
• Support demographic studies by analyzing the density and location of populated places.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete according to the description.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:49:33.755945

Geography

Sierra Leone