Map of Liberia in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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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 Liberia in Shapefile: 24 678 km of roads, 5% 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
- Water
- Greenery
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Liberia: 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 Liberia is about 862 KB; 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 Liberia
69,061 buildings (4,004 residential, 553 commercial, 118 industrial, 201 religious), 24,678.3 km of roads, 32,415 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 108,551 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 13,473.0 km, residential streets 3,866.4 km, tertiary roads 3,534.4 km.
4.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 2 parks and 137 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 864, clinics — 861, pharmacies — 194.
Public transport: 11 bus stops.
Main streets: Monrovia - Bopolu, Robertsfield Highway, Kokoyah Road, Bong Mines - Kakata road, Monrovia - Careysburg Road
Landmarks: National Museum of Liberia, Patrick Sanigolor Kollie Castle Upper calweld, BARCLAYVILLE CITY CENTER, Sapo National Park Headquarters, Wilco Android
How to use Shapefile for Liberia
- Select the Liberia 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 Liberia
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.
