Map of Karonga in GeoJSON 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 GeoJSON
Map of Karonga in GeoJSON: 107 682 buildings, 2 334 km of roads, 115 points of interest, 33% 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 GeoJSON file for Karonga: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is plain text and opens in any editor, all features lie in one collection, and the source layer name stays in the _layer field, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the GeoJSON file for Karonga is about 5.9 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Compatibility
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .geojson |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the GeoJSON map of Karonga
107,682 buildings (2,357 residential, 4 commercial, 6 religious), 2,333.8 km of roads, 115 points of interest, 8 landmarks.
The area covers 3,426 km², with about 31 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 1,091.3 km, unclassified roads 839.5 km, trunk roads 137.1 km.
33.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 26, hospitals — 2, clinics — 5.
Public transport: 3 bus stops.
GeoJSON contains 107,682 buildings and 115 POIs with coordinates, names and attributes. Ready for Leaflet, Mapbox, D3.js.
Main streets: T303, S101, Tertiary roads
Landmarks: Cave behind the Kazichi water fall, Presbyterian Church, True Gospel Christian Church, Assemblies of God Church, New Apostolic Church
How to use GeoJSON for Karonga
- Select the Karonga area on the map
- Export to GeoJSON
- Load into QGIS, Mapbox Studio, or kepler.gl
- Use for analysis, filtering, and visualization
Programs that open GeoJSON
FAQ: GeoJSON for Karonga
How to open GeoJSON?
GeoJSON opens in QGIS, geojson.io, Mapbox Studio, kepler.gl, or any text editor — it's just JSON.
Is GeoJSON suitable for large areas?
For large areas, GeoPackage or FlatGeobuf is better — they're more compact and load faster.
