Map of Thyolo 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 Thyolo in Shapefile: 251 992 buildings, 3 171 km of roads, 53 points of interest, 6% 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 Thyolo: 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 Thyolo is about 3.8 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 | Free |
What's in the Shapefile map of Thyolo
251,992 buildings (3,139 residential, 17 commercial, 26 industrial, 1 religious), 3,170.6 km of roads, 53 points of interest, 2 landmarks.
The area covers 1,678 km², with about 150 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 1,480.4 km, residential streets 1,185.4 km, tertiary roads 302.6 km.
6.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 1 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 1, hospitals — 3, supermarkets — 3.
Public transport: 1 bus stops, 7 rail stations.
Shapefile with 251,992 buildings and 3,170.6 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: T418, T420, D353, T 417, D354
Landmarks: Bandawe House, Evangelical Brethren Church (EBC) Chimvu synod
How to use Shapefile for Thyolo
- Select the Thyolo 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 Thyolo
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.
