Map of Senegal 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
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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 Senegal in Shapefile: 117 395 km of roads, 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
- 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 Senegal: 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 Senegal is about 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 Senegal
125,805 buildings (13,598 residential, 231 commercial, 173 industrial, 736 religious), 117,394.6 km of roads, 19,449 points of interest, 100 landmarks.
The area covers 207,436 km², with about 1 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 59,570.5 km, residential streets 35,934.1 km, tertiary roads 9,854.6 km.
15.4% of the area is green space.
The map marks 73 parks and 460 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 3,206, pharmacies — 679, doctors — 657.
Public transport: 1,144 bus stops, 53 tram stops, 62 rail stations.
Main streets: Route Kolda Velingara, N7, Route de Darou Mousty, Route Meckhe-Touba, Route Ndiosmone - Diofior - Ndangane
Landmarks: Foyer Culturel Hamo 4, Écomusée de Diakhao, Musée de la Mer, Musée des percussions de Louga, Musée des Civilisations Noires
How to use Shapefile for Senegal
- Select the Senegal 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 Senegal
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.
