Map of Arua in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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.shp
About Shapefile
Map of Arua in Shapefile: 63 208 buildings, 963 km of roads, 1 417 points of interest, 4% 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 Arua: 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 Arua is about 7.5 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 Arua
63,208 buildings (103 residential, 10 commercial, 2 industrial, 2 religious), 962.6 km of roads, 1,417 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 813 km², with about 78 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 536.9 km, tertiary roads 169.7 km, residential streets 125.0 km.
3.8% of the area is green space.
The map marks 4 water bodies.
Key amenities: colleges — 8, schools — 83, hospitals — 16.
Shapefile with 63,208 buildings and 962.6 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Arua - Pakwach Road, Vurra Custom Road
Landmarks: Catholic Church of Ondovu, Doli Anglican Church Of Uganda, Victory In Christ Independent Baptist Church, Saint Clement Anglican Church, Saint Charles Lwanga Roman Catholic Church
How to use Shapefile for Arua
- Select the Arua 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 Arua
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.
