Map of Panama 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
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 Panama in Shapefile: 36 336 km of roads, 66% 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 Panama: 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 Panama is about 868 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 | Free |
What's in Panama
74,788 buildings (28,975 residential, 2,419 commercial, 1,222 industrial, 240 religious), 36,336.0 km of roads, 19,985 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 166,279 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 12,677.3 km, residential streets 12,013.4 km, tertiary roads 3,978.7 km.
66.5% of the area is green space.
The map marks 651 parks and 1,520 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 1,148, pharmacies — 393, supermarkets — 663.
Public transport: 1,816 bus stops, 96 tram stops, 35 metro stations, 3 rail stations.
Main streets: Carretera Panamericana, Carretera Transístmica, Carretera Dorindo Cárdenas, Vía Soná - Tolé, Vía Gualaca - Rambála
Landmarks: Museo de Historia de Panamá, Museo Padre José Noto, Explora, Museo de Chitre, Museo Regional de Gualaca
How to use Shapefile for Panama
- Select the Panama 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 Panama
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.
