Map of Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia in Shapefile: 478 675 km of roads, 8% 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 Ethiopia: 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 Ethiopia is about 2.1 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 | Free |
What's in Ethiopia
155,441 buildings (4,834 residential, 431 commercial, 671 industrial, 3,531 religious), 478,674.9 km of roads, 54,241 points of interest.
The area covers 1,127,017 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 251,489.2 km, residential streets 103,837.0 km, tertiary roads 65,489.2 km.
8.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 98 parks and 1,540 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 3,939, hospitals — 862, clinics — 1,653.
Public transport: 754 bus stops, 88 tram stops, 100 rail stations.
Main streets: Yirgalem-Negele Road, መቀሌ-طريق جيبوتي - Mek’ele-Djibouti Road - A1, Nekemte - Gambella, Jimma Road, Jinka - Sawla - Wolayta Sodo
How to use Shapefile for Ethiopia
- Select the Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia
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.
