Sri Lankan Populated Places from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Sri Lanka includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness of the volunteer-built map varies, with urban areas likely being more complete than remote regions.

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on named settlements and residential land use.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or services based on populated place locations.
• Population distribution analysis based on the density and classification of residential areas.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Covers multiple settlement types including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:43:49.098988; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sri Lanka