Map of Zimbabwe in GeoJSON 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 GeoJSON
Map of Zimbabwe in GeoJSON: 118 914 km of roads, 17% 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 GeoJSON file for Zimbabwe: the whole map comes as a single file, the file is plain text and opens in any editor, all features lie in one collection, and the source layer name stays in the _layer field, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the GeoJSON file for Zimbabwe is about 14.9 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Compatibility
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .geojson |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in Zimbabwe
172,798 buildings (8,403 residential, 903 commercial, 407 industrial, 59 religious), 118,914.3 km of roads, 11,997 points of interest, 200 landmarks.
The area covers 390,677 km², with about 0 buildings per km².
Mostly unclassified roads 61,368.6 km, tertiary roads 21,770.9 km, residential streets 15,282.2 km.
16.7% of the area is green space.
The map marks 40 parks and 1,122 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 3,083, hospitals — 192, clinics — 770.
Public transport: 253 bus stops, 97 rail stations.
Main streets: Kwekwe-Gokwe Road, Binga Road, Birchenough Bridge Road, Bumper Road, Security Road
Landmarks: Museum of African liberation, Kambako Living Museum, Great Zimbabwe Museum, Aviation Muesum, The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
How to use GeoJSON for Zimbabwe
- Select the Zimbabwe area on the map
- Export to GeoJSON
- Load into QGIS, Mapbox Studio, or kepler.gl
- Use for analysis, filtering, and visualization
Programs that open GeoJSON
FAQ: GeoJSON for Zimbabwe
How to open GeoJSON?
GeoJSON opens in QGIS, geojson.io, Mapbox Studio, kepler.gl, or any text editor — it's just JSON.
Is GeoJSON suitable for large areas?
For large areas, GeoPackage or FlatGeobuf is better — they're more compact and load faster.
