Map of Bhutan in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
Open in constructor →Map passport
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 Bhutan in Shapefile: 25 076 km of roads, 100% 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
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Bhutan: 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 Bhutan is about 616 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 | Free |
What's in Bhutan
44,787 buildings (683 residential, 197 commercial, 34 industrial, 20 religious), 25,075.9 km of roads, 5,077 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 37,576 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 10,879.1 km, tertiary roads 4,783.7 km, residential streets 3,262.0 km.
The map marks 35 parks and 858 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 359, hospitals — 316, convenience stores — 646.
Public transport: 369 bus stops, 3 tram stops, 11 rail stations.
Main streets: Gelephu - Trongsa Highway, Samdrup Jongkhar - Trashigang Highway, Sarpang - Wangdue Highway, Chuzom-Haa Highway, Thimphu to Phuentsholing Highway
Landmarks: Bhutan Postal Museum, Folk Heritage Museum Kawajangsa, 对印自卫反击战张国华将军前线指挥部旧址, Simply Bhutan, རྒྱལ་འཛིན་ཐག་རིག་སློབ་སྡེ།
How to use Shapefile for Bhutan
- Select the Bhutan 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 Bhutan
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.
