Populated Places and Settlements in Togo from OpenStreetMap

Togo's settlements and residential areas are represented in this dataset, exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land, tagged with `place=*` and `landuse=residential`. The data was last updated on 2026-05-15 and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Use Cases

• Demographic context analysis based on the distribution of named settlements.
• Settlement-level targeting for aid or development projects based on residential land use.
• Population analysis and mapping based on the hierarchy of places (cities, towns, villages).

Strengths

• Data is derived 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

• 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, exported via the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 10:56:15.450927.

Geography

Togo