Map of Belize District in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Belize District in Shapefile: 35 791 buildings, 1 689 km of roads, 851 points of interest, 26% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Belize District: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Belize District is about 524 KB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the Shapefile map of Belize District
35,791 buildings (1,754 residential, 168 commercial, 46 industrial, 29 religious), 1,688.7 km of roads, 851 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 15,821 km², with about 2 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 551.1 km, unclassified roads 361.9 km, service roads 333.6 km.
26.3% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: pharmacies — 16, supermarkets — 35, convenience stores — 215.
Public transport: 114 bus stops.
Shapefile with 35,791 buildings and 1,688.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Old Northern Highway, Coastal Plain Highway, Bermudian Landing Road, Honourable Heredia Jr. North Road, Rancho Dolores Road
Landmarks: Old Belize Exhibit, Shark & Ray alley, Hol Chan Cut, Shark, BELIZE sign
How to use Shapefile for Belize District
- Select the Belize District map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Belize District
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
