Map of Ouémé Department in Shapefile format
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About Shapefile
Map of Ouémé Department in Shapefile: 162 810 buildings, 4 412 km of roads, 2 332 points of interest — 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 Ouémé 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 Ouémé Department is about 20.8 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 Ouémé Department
162,810 buildings (2,532 residential, 23 commercial, 42 industrial, 17 religious), 4,411.9 km of roads, 2,332 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 1,326 km², with about 123 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 3,013.7 km, unclassified roads 691.5 km, tertiary roads 285.8 km.
0.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 4 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 334, department stores — 55, shopping malls — 67.
Public transport: 11 bus stops, 1 rail stations.
Shapefile with 162,810 buildings and 4,411.9 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: RNIE 1 bis, Boulevard Lagunaire, CHEMIN, Boulevard du Cinquantenaire, Route Tchonvi
Landmarks: Musée Honmè, PALAIS ROYAL DE KE, Musée du Voudon, Musée Da-Silva, MUSEE D'ART ET HISTOEIQUE YORUBA
How to use Shapefile for Ouémé Department
- Select the Ouémé 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 Ouémé 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.
