Map of The Gambia in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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 The Gambia in Shapefile: 15 396 km of roads, 9% 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 The Gambia: features are split into named layers, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for The Gambia is about 378 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 The Gambia
69,608 buildings (61,215 residential, 97 commercial, 7 industrial, 58 religious), 15,396.5 km of roads, 1,921 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 13,010 km², with about 5 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 6,915.4 km, residential streets 6,241.0 km, trunk roads 888.7 km.
9.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 24 parks and 106 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 353, hospitals — 68, clinics — 36.
Public transport: 42 bus stops.
Main streets: Coastal Road, fatoto to kantali kunda high way, Jambanjelly Highway, Gunjur Highway, Bertil Harding Highway
Landmarks: Kachikally Crocodile Pool, Lamin's Museum, Gambia National Museum, Kerr Batch Stone Circles Museum, Wassu Stone Circles Museum
How to use Shapefile for The Gambia
- Select the The Gambia 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 The Gambia
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.
