Map of Sidama 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 Sidama in Shapefile: 4 551 buildings, 19 101 km of roads, 559 points of interest, 49% 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 Sidama: 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 Sidama is about 2.8 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 Sidama
4,551 buildings (6 residential, 1 commercial, 5 religious), 19,101.4 km of roads, 559 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 6,792 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 7,713.0 km, residential streets 7,609.5 km, tertiary roads 2,827.4 km.
49.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 3 parks and 17 water bodies.
Key amenities: universities — 13, colleges — 12, schools — 53.
Public transport: 15 bus stops.
Shapefile with 4,551 buildings and 19,101.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Yirgalem-Negele Road, Hawassa - Wolayta Sodo, Shashamane-Robe Road, Wolayta Sodo - Bilate - Dilla, Wondo Genet - Shashamene road
Landmarks: Arboretum, Blue Nile Hotel, Hawassa Boat Dock, Logita Waterfall (Lodgi), Fish Market
How to use Shapefile for Sidama
- Select the Sidama 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 Sidama
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.
