Map of Loja in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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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 Loja in Shapefile: 33 260 buildings, 10 649 km of roads, 2 062 points of interest, 15% 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 Loja: 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 Loja is about 1.8 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 Loja
33,260 buildings (3,569 residential, 121 commercial, 16 industrial, 73 religious), 10,648.7 km of roads, 2,062 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 11,054 km², with about 3 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 4,901.6 km, tertiary roads 1,679.4 km, residential streets 1,586.6 km.
14.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 177, pharmacies — 223, doctors — 38.
Public transport: 301 bus stops.
Shapefile with 33,260 buildings and 10,648.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Vía Loja - Portovelo, Vía Intervalles, Via a Santa Isabel, Jimbura - San Andrés, Pindal - MIlagros - Paletillas
Landmarks: El Cisne, Museo de arte religioso y colonial El Valle, Centro Cultural Waka, Ñaño casa museo, Casa de la Cultura de Pózul
How to use Shapefile for Loja
- Select the Loja 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 Loja
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.
