Map of Peru 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 Peru in Shapefile: 372 849 km of roads, 14% 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 Peru: 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 Peru is about 2.7 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 | Free |
What's in Peru
247,202 buildings (26,527 residential, 2,436 commercial, 2,089 industrial, 1,555 religious), 372,848.9 km of roads, 200,384 points of interest, 200 landmarks.
The area covers 2,144,238 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 124,855.0 km, residential streets 89,073.7 km, tertiary roads 78,470.8 km.
14.1% of the area is green space.
The map marks 4,742 parks and 6,155 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 46,423, kindergartens — 33,341, clinics — 2,915.
Public transport: 6,443 bus stops, 79 tram stops, 32 metro stations, 127 rail stations.
Main streets: Carretera Longitudinal de Conchucos, Carretera Arequipa - Santa Lucía, Carretera Samanco - Caraz, Carretera Huarmey - Recuay, Carretera Majes - Colca
Landmarks: Museo y Catacumbas del Convento de San Francisco de Asis, Parque Jurásico Querulpa, Centro de Interpretacion, Casa Museo Bodega y Cuadra, Limonal
How to use Shapefile for Peru
- Select the Peru 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 Peru
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.
