Download Nigeria map in MBTiles format

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Map passport

Area927 826 km²

Buildings2 399 788

Roads769 794 km

Points of interest40 232

What this map contains by default

This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.

FormatMBTiles .mbtiles

LayersRoads, Water, Greenery change

Stylestandard change

Detailoverview (auto) change

House numbersnot visible at this scale change

Points of interestnot visible at this scale change

Coordinate systemWGS 84 (auto) change

Sheet sizeauto change

Relief & gridoff change

About MBTiles

Map of Nigeria in MBTiles: 769 794 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

What the file carries

The MBTiles file for Nigeria: layers are flattened into one picture: objects become pixels and cannot be selected separately, OpenStreetMap tags are not kept — geometry and styling remain.

File size

The expected size of the MBTiles file for Nigeria is about 19.9 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.

MBTiles file passport

Estimated from the place's OSM data; exact figures are in the file after the build.

Zoom levels: z4–z12, levels: 9
Tiles per zoom: z4 1, z5 4, z6 9, z7 24, z8 80, z9 270, z10 1 015, z11 3 933, z12 15 732
Tiles in total: 21 068; size ≈ 316 MB (estimated)

Losses: generalisation: on z4–z11 objects are simplified and small ones dropped; full detail only on z12; not in the file: Buildings 2 399 788, Points of interest 40 232; OSM tags — objects: 4 004 926 (curves and labels remain).

Build recipe: raster PNG tiles 256×256 px, Web Mercator (EPSG:3857), zooms z4–z12, XYZ scheme.

Coordinate systems

WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard

Category	GIS
File extension	`.mbtiles`
Tier	Open Beta

How many times MBTiles was built in the last 90 days

Nigeria: 0
Whole site: 445
Median file size: 62.7 MB
Median build time: 62.4 s

Medians are based on all builds on the site

How to use MBTiles for Nigeria

QGIS (free) — drag the .mbtiles into the program window or add it through the Browser panel: the layer will sit as a backdrop under your data.
TileServer GL or mbview — run a local tile server over the file and get an address of the form /{z}/{x}/{y}.png for Leaflet, MapLibre and OpenLayers.
mb-util — unpack the container into a plain folder tree z/x/y.png if your hosting can only serve static files: mb-util map.mbtiles tiles/.

Programs that open MBTiles

QGISOsmAndLocus MapTileServer-GLGeoServerMapLibre

FAQ: MBTiles for Nigeria

Why MBTiles over individual tiles?

One file instead of thousands -- easier to copy, serve, and use offline.

Are these raster or vector tiles?

Raster: PNG images drawn in the chosen style. They carry no feature attributes and cannot be restyled on your side -- MBTiles Vector is the format for that.

Can I open in QGIS?

Yes, QGIS opens this file as a raster tile source -- a basemap under your own layers.

How is this different from PMTiles?

MBTiles is a SQLite file, better for local and offline use. PMTiles is read over HTTP range requests, better for the cloud, and its tiles are vector.

Which tiles are inside — raster or vector?

Raster: 256x256 PNG images rendered on the server in the chosen style. Vector tiles, which are styled on the client, are delivered by our MVT and PMTiles formats.