Map of Meru 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 Meru County in Shapefile: 31 769 buildings, 9 138 km of roads, 440 points of interest, 58% 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 Meru 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 Meru County is about 1.5 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 Meru County
31,769 buildings (512 residential, 7 commercial, 5 industrial, 7 religious), 9,137.6 km of roads, 440 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 6,992 km², with about 5 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 6,763.3 km, residential streets 1,222.0 km, tertiary roads 672.3 km.
The map marks 2 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 61, clinics — 10, supermarkets — 8.
Public transport: 7 bus stops.
Shapefile with 31,769 buildings and 9,137.6 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Meru-Maua Road, Muriri-Miciimikuru Road, D490 Ruiri-Isiolo, Njuri Ncheke Street, C92
Landmarks: Meru Museum, Meru Bongo Sanctuary, George’s pool, Hippo pool, Magado Crater
How to use Shapefile for Meru County
- Select the Meru 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 Meru 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.
