Map of Montevideo in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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About Shapefile
Map of Montevideo in Shapefile: 13 801 buildings, 4 073 km of roads, 4 315 points of interest, 3% 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 Montevideo: 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 Montevideo is about 9.3 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 Montevideo
13,801 buildings (4,430 residential, 531 commercial, 286 industrial, 95 religious), 4,072.8 km of roads, 4,315 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 529 km², with about 26 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 2,687.8 km, service roads 452.7 km, tertiary roads 407.1 km.
2.9% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 8 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 317, pharmacies — 329, supermarkets — 141.
Public transport: 120 bus stops, 11 tram stops, 6 rail stations.
Shapefile with 13,801 buildings and 4,072.8 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: Avenida Italia, Bulevar José Batlle y Ordóñez, Avenida de las Instrucciones, Avenida Luis Batlle Berres, Avenida General Flores
Landmarks: Casa de Fructuoso Rivera, Casa de Juan Francisco Giró, Espacio Cultural Edificio Artigas, Casa de Manuel Ximénez y Gómez, Museo Figari
How to use Shapefile for Montevideo
- Select the Montevideo 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 Montevideo
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.
