Map of Siaya 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 Siaya County in Shapefile: 270 320 buildings, 8 227 km of roads, 743 points of interest, 2% 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 Siaya 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 Siaya County is about 5.2 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 Siaya County
270,320 buildings (2,879 residential, 71 commercial, 6 industrial, 6 religious), 8,227.4 km of roads, 743 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 3,515 km², with about 77 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 4,201.5 km, unclassified roads 3,214.4 km, tertiary roads 347.9 km.
1.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 3 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 60, kindergartens — 6, hospitals — 4.
Public transport: 7 bus stops, 2 rail stations.
Shapefile with 270,320 buildings and 8,227.4 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Kipasi-Misori Rd., Owimbi-Ndori Rd., Riat-Emmaloba Rd., Bondo-Liunda Beach Rd., Ndori-Ng'iya Rd.
Landmarks: Ugambe Beach, Thogoe Beach/Usenge, Lwak Catholic Parish Church, Ramogi Achieng Oneko Meseum, Mahaya ACK Church
How to use Shapefile for Siaya County
- Select the Siaya 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 Siaya 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.
