Map of Nicaragua in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
Customize the map
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 Nicaragua in Shapefile: 45 238 km of roads, 16% 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 Nicaragua: 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 Nicaragua is about 936 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 Nicaragua
40,242 buildings (3,056 residential, 442 commercial, 606 industrial, 217 religious), 45,238.4 km of roads, 15,511 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 168,031 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 23,376.4 km, residential streets 9,899.8 km, tertiary roads 4,439.0 km.
15.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 335 parks and 5,806 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 1,201, clinics — 340, pharmacies — 1,119.
Public transport: 3,598 bus stops, 2 rail stations.
Main streets: NIC-73, NIC-9, NIC-25, Carretera Telica - San Isidro, NIC-17
Landmarks: Mi Museo - Museo arqueológico de cerámica precolombina, Centro de Historia Francisco Meza, Las minas de San Albino, Museo del Café, Casa de Cultura "Leonel Rugama"
How to use Shapefile for Nicaragua
- Select the Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
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.
