Map of Kisii County in Shapefile format
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About Shapefile
Map of Kisii County in Shapefile: 104 568 buildings, 4 399 km of roads, 209 points of interest — 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 Kisii 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 Kisii County is about 14.7 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 Kisii County
104,568 buildings (2,603 residential, 6 commercial, 21 industrial, 6 religious), 4,398.7 km of roads, 209 points of interest, 10 landmarks.
The area covers 1,318 km², with about 79 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 2,811.6 km, residential streets 932.8 km, tertiary roads 357.8 km.
0.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 15, hospitals — 5, supermarkets — 6.
Public transport: 22 bus stops.
Shapefile with 104,568 buildings and 4,398.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Kisii-Kegogi- Miruka-Nyamusi- Chabera, Kisii-Kilgoris Road, Kendu Bay-Kosele- Oyugis-Rioma-Marani- Nyabioto, Chirichiro-Birongo Road, Rongo-Ogembo Road
Landmarks: Nyanchwa, Ekeonga catholic church, Gesabakwa SDA Church, Kiamabundu catholic church, Nyamaches'
How to use Shapefile for Kisii County
- Select the Kisii 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 Kisii 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.
