Map of Southern Province in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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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 Southern Province in Shapefile: 112 323 buildings, 13 095 km of roads, 976 points of interest, 15% 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 Southern Province: 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 Southern Province is about 4.3 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 Southern Province
112,323 buildings (5,361 residential, 97 commercial, 19 industrial, 12 religious), 13,095.0 km of roads, 976 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 5,934 km², with about 19 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 6,851.2 km, residential streets 4,082.6 km, secondary roads 1,044.9 km.
15.2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 1 parks and 7 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 12, hospitals — 160, clinics — 10.
Public transport: 18 bus stops.
Shapefile with 112,323 buildings and 13,095.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: RN, Buye avenue, Saburunduru, Indatua Street, Rue 2
Landmarks: Musée du Palais du Roi, Museum of Rwesero (former National Art Gallery), Eglise Ste. Therese, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Arboretum Office
How to use Shapefile for Southern Province
- Select the Southern Province 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 Southern Province
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.
