Populated Places and Settlements in Taiwan from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for Taiwan contain named settlements and residential areas, including cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and land designated for residential use. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-05-17. Completeness of the underlying OpenStreetMap data varies by region, with urban areas typically being more thoroughly mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Demographic context mapping based on named settlements and residential land areas.
• Settlement-level targeting for humanitarian or commercial projects using the `place=*` and `landuse=residential` tags.
• Population distribution analysis by identifying and categorizing populated places.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is built from a free, collaborative global map source (OpenStreetMap).
• It was last updated on 2026-05-17, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• OpenStreetMap completeness varies by region, so remote areas may be incompletely mapped.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 09:27:58.788268

Geography

Taiwan