Solomon Islands Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for settlements and residential areas in the Solomon Islands. The dataset includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, sourced from the collaborative OpenStreetMap project and exported by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Conduct demographic context analysis based on settlement locations.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for aid or development projects based on residential land use.
• Analyze population distribution patterns based on named cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Includes data on named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Last updated on 2026-05-14.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Solomon Islands