South Korean Populated Places and Residential Areas from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap exports of settlements and residential areas in South Korea, provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT). The data includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas tagged with `place=*` and `landuse=residential`. It was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map settlement hierarchies and urban extents based on OSM `place` tags.
• Analyze residential land use patterns for demographic context using `landuse=residential` features.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or commercial applications.
• Cross-reference population data with named geographic points for validation.

Strengths

• Covers a wide range of populated place types including cities, towns, villages, and suburbs.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, 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 (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:09:22.077389

Geography

South Korea