Map of Machakos County 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 Machakos County in Shapefile: 114 295 buildings, 16 089 km of roads, 1 953 points of interest, 16% 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 Machakos 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 Machakos County 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 Machakos County
114,295 buildings (1,462 residential, 1,132 commercial, 26 industrial, 59 religious), 16,089.2 km of roads, 1,953 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 6,050 km², with about 19 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 8,535.0 km, unclassified roads 5,740.5 km, tertiary roads 908.4 km.
15.8% of the area is green space.
The map marks 3 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: colleges — 5, schools — 812, kindergartens — 764.
Public transport: 4 bus stops, 5 rail stations.
Shapefile with 114,295 buildings and 16,089.2 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Isinya-Kiserian Road, Machakos-Wote Road, Canary Road, Matuu Ekalakala Road, Kenol-Kagundo Road
Landmarks: African Heritage House, grace baptized church, Mulu Mutisya Gardens, Neno Evangelism Center, Reddemed Church
How to use Shapefile for Machakos County
- Select the Machakos 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 Machakos 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.
