Map of Oaxaca 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 Oaxaca in Shapefile: 76 852 km of roads, 8% 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 Oaxaca: 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 Oaxaca is about 1.3 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 | Free |
What's in Oaxaca
190,335 buildings (3,338 residential, 172 commercial, 552 industrial, 174 religious), 76,852.5 km of roads, 7,638 points of interest, 15 landmarks.
The area covers 93,757 km², with about 2 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 28,920.1 km, unclassified roads 24,659.5 km, tertiary roads 13,416.5 km.
7.6% of the area is green space.
The map marks 5 parks and 10 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 718, kindergartens — 420, clinics — 942.
Public transport: 1,060 bus stops, 10 tram stops, 1 rail stations.
Main streets: Calle Benito Juárez, Carretera Oaxaca - Tehuantepec, Carretera Federal San Juan Teposcolula - Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Carretera Oaxaca - Puerto Escondido, Carretera Federal Oaxaca - Tuxtepec
Landmarks: Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca, Museo De Arte Prehispanico De Mexico Rufino Tamayo, Observatorio Astronómico Municipal "Canuto Muñoz Mares", Casa de Juárez, Museo Textil De Oaxaca
How to use Shapefile for Oaxaca
- Select the Oaxaca 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 Oaxaca
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.
