Yemen Populated Places and Settlements from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data for Yemen includes named cities, towns, villages, suburbs, and residential land areas. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) exports this data, which was last updated on 2026-05-15. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas typically better mapped than remote locations.

Use Cases

• Create demographic context maps based on named settlements.
• Perform settlement-level targeting for aid delivery using residential land use data.
• Conduct population distribution analysis based on the presence of cities, towns, and villages.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map built by volunteers.
• Includes multiple export formats (GEOPACKAGE, KML, HTML, SHP, GEOJSON, JSON) for flexibility.

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 and data export by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-15 09:25:57.391734; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yemen