Map of León 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 León in Shapefile: 27 001 buildings, 3 556 km of roads, 829 points of interest, 13% 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 León: 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 León is about 759 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 the Shapefile map of León
27,001 buildings (6,467 residential, 23 commercial, 117 industrial, 29 religious), 3,555.7 km of roads, 829 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 6,844 km², with about 4 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 1,642.5 km, residential streets 1,004.6 km, tertiary roads 373.3 km.
13.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 39, clinics — 17, pharmacies — 42.
Public transport: 253 bus stops, 2 rail stations.
Shapefile with 27,001 buildings and 3,555.7 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Carretera Telica - San Isidro, Carretera La Paz - Malpaisillo, Carretera Estelí - El Sauce, Carretera El Sauce - San Juan de Limay, NIC-38
Landmarks: Museo Archivo Alfonso Cortez, Museo de Arte Fundación Ortiz-Gurdián, Rio Grande, Trek telica volcano, Entrance surface vulcano
How to use Shapefile for León
- Select the León 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 León
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.
