Singapore Populated Places and Residential Areas from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Singapore, last updated May 2026, includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The dataset is an export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and is useful for providing geographic context for settlements. Completeness of the underlying map data varies by region, with urban areas typically being more complete than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map settlement boundaries and residential land use based on OSM `landuse=residential` tags.
• Identify and analyze named cities, towns, and villages based on OSM `place=*` tags.
• Provide a geographic foundation for population density or demographic analysis at the settlement level.

Strengths

• Covers multiple types of populated places including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness of the underlying OpenStreetMap data varies, with remote areas potentially being incomplete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 23:41:28.889046

Geography

Singapore