Map of North Korea 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
Open in constructor →Map passport
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 North Korea in Shapefile: 93 416 km of roads, 12% 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 North Korea: 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 North Korea is about 1.5 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 | Open Beta |
What's in North Korea
413,656 buildings (4,422 residential, 40 commercial, 1,087 industrial, 8 religious), 93,416.0 km of roads, 7,764 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 151,341 km², with about 3 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 39,268.9 km, residential streets 15,304.3 km, tertiary roads 14,868.9 km.
12.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 40 parks and 567 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 776, marketplaces — 142, museums — 69.
Public transport: 572 bus stops, 153 tram stops, 16 metro stations, 787 rail stations.
Main streets: 희천-강계, 长白山南坡公路, 宽碑线, Nucleartest Road, 원산-북계 1급도로
Landmarks: «푸에블로»호, 평안북도미술창작사, 고려박물관, 연풍혁명사적지, 신천 미국 전쟁 잔혹사 박물관
How to use Shapefile for North Korea
- Select the North Korea 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 North Korea
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.
