Map of Lima in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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What this map contains by default
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About Shapefile
Map of Lima in Shapefile: 48 859 buildings, 20 748 km of roads, 54 346 points of interest, 7% 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 Lima: 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 Lima is about 64.2 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 the Shapefile map of Lima
48,859 buildings (9,363 residential, 1,518 commercial, 1,035 industrial, 475 religious), 20,748.0 km of roads, 54,346 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 2,701 km², with about 18 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 12,859.6 km, service roads 1,986.0 km, tertiary roads 1,879.0 km.
6.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 2,100 parks and 31 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 5,877, kindergartens — 5,663, clinics — 749.
Public transport: 2,173 bus stops, 62 tram stops, 31 metro stations, 6 rail stations.
Shapefile with 48,859 buildings and 20,748.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Calle 2, Antigua Panamericana Sur, Calle 3, Calle 5, Calle 1
Landmarks: Museo Nacional de Antropología, Biodiversidad, Agricultura y Alimentación (UNALM), Museo Victoria Chi Fu de Lam, Museo y Catacumbas del Convento de San Francisco de Asis, Museo Etnográfico Amazónico del Centro Cultural José Pío Aza, Palacio Torre Tagle
How to use Shapefile for Lima
- Select the Lima 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 Lima
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.
