Map of Kericho County in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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About Shapefile
Map of Kericho County in Shapefile: 24 062 buildings, 5 775 km of roads, 95 points of interest, 12% 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 Kericho County: 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 Kericho County is about 9.9 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 Kericho County
24,062 buildings (179 residential, 9 commercial, 7 industrial, 7 religious), 5,774.9 km of roads, 95 points of interest, 2 landmarks.
The area covers 2,582 km², with about 9 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 2,951.7 km, residential streets 1,784.7 km, tertiary roads 609.4 km.
11.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 3 parks and 5 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 6, doctors — 1, supermarkets — 5.
Public transport: 4 bus stops, 8 rail stations.
Shapefile with 24,062 buildings and 5,774.9 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd., Kuresoi-Chepsir Road, Sondu-Kapsoit Road, Store Pamba - Sosiot Road, Kibugat Road
Landmarks: Equator sign, AGC Emmanuel Church Kericho
How to use Shapefile for Kericho County
- Select the Kericho County 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 Kericho County
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.
