Map of Kisumu County in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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About Shapefile
Map of Kisumu County in Shapefile: 469 314 buildings, 7 145 km of roads, 2 185 points of interest, 1% 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 Kisumu 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 Kisumu County is about 49.6 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 Kisumu County
469,314 buildings (61 residential, 26 commercial, 72 industrial, 14 religious), 7,145.3 km of roads, 2,185 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 2,666 km², with about 176 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 3,372.7 km, unclassified roads 2,699.9 km, tertiary roads 338.5 km.
0.9% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 9 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 109, clinics — 38, pharmacies — 64.
Public transport: 19 bus stops, 1 tram stops, 9 rail stations.
Shapefile with 469,314 buildings and 7,145.3 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Chemase-Kopere-Muhoroni, Chiga-Ombeyi-Kibigori, Kusa-Nyamarimba-Sondu, Muhoroni-Fort Ternan-Londiani Rd., Riat-Emmaloba Rd.
Landmarks: Kisumu National Museum, Awach, Homaline offices, Homaline junction, Homaline quarry
How to use Shapefile for Kisumu County
- Select the Kisumu 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 Kisumu 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.
