Map of Kouffo Department in Shapefile format
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About Shapefile
Map of Kouffo Department in Shapefile: 25 877 buildings, 2 207 km of roads, 97 points of interest, 6% 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 Kouffo Department: 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 Kouffo Department is about 5.3 MB; 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 Kouffo Department
25,877 buildings (1 residential), 2,206.8 km of roads, 97 points of interest, 9 landmarks.
The area covers 2,391 km², with about 11 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 1,117.2 km, residential streets 510.7 km, tertiary roads 248.1 km.
5.9% of the area is green space.
The map marks 3 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 38, hospitals — 2, pharmacies — 2.
Shapefile with 25,877 buildings and 2,206.8 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Landmarks: Église, La foi apostolique de Foncome, Salle du Royaume des Témoins de 6, Mission d'Evangélisation de la Foi, Mission catholique Ste Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus de Djakotomey
How to use Shapefile for Kouffo Department
- Select the Kouffo Department 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 Kouffo Department
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.
