Benin

Main files

• [benin.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -02 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to November 21 2024 07:57:41. File size: 36.79MB; MD5 sum: bd5c20f1fd487eca059db56618b02d3c.

Additional Files

• [benin.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format

• [benin.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format

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Benin map layers

Amenity (areas) 2394

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Amenity (points) 7447

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• amenity — amenity field value
• landuse — landuse field value
• leisure — leisure field value
• sport — sport field value
• type — type field value
• way — Geometry

Barriers (lines) 8778

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• barrier — barrier field value
• way — Geometry

Boundary (areas) 117

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
• way — Geometry
  

Boundary (lines) 818

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• admin_level - Grade of administrative level
  
• way — Geometry

Building 860210

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry
  

Buildings (points) 197

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• building — building field value
• b_level — building:levels field value
• a_numb — addr:housenumber field value
• way — Geometry

Surfaces and land use 28451

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• wood — Wood field is not null
• leisure — Leisure field value
• way — Geometry
  

Leisure (areas) 154

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Leisure (points) 182

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• leisure — leisure field value
• way — Geometry

Man made objects (points) 737

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• man_made — man_made field valu
• tower_type — tower:type field value
• way — Geometry

Natural (points) 10366

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• natural — natural field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (areas) 93

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Parking (points) 114

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• AMENITY — AMENITY field value
• way — Geometry

Places (areas) 1511

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• way — Geometry

Places (points) 5445

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• place — place field value
• official_s — official_status field value
• POPULATION — POPULATION field value
• is_capital — is_capital field value
• admin_level — Administrative grade value
• capital — capital field value
• way — Geometry

Power lines 50

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Power line towers 2875

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• POWER — POWER field value
• VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
• way — Geometry

Railways 87

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• traction — traction field value
• service — service field value
• BRIDGE — BRIDGE field value
• TUNNEL — TUNNEL field value
• way — Geometry
  

Railways (points) 19

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• RAILWAY — RAILWAY field value
• public_transport — public_transport field value
• tram — tram field value
• station — station field value
• way — Geometry
  

Religion (areas) 477

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Religion (points) 1171

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• religion — religion field value
• way — Geometry

Roads 111278

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ref — ref field value
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• cycle — cycle field value
• horse — horse field value
• foot — foot field value
• lanes — lanes field value
• toll — toll field value
• width — width field value
• way — Geometry

Road infrastructure 1316

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• HIGHWAY — HIGHWAY field value
• railway — railway field value
• way — Geometry

Shop (areas) 14

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Shops (points) 1412

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• shop — shop field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (areas) 212

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Sport (points) 221

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• sport — sport field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (areas) 69

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Tourism (points) 1100

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• TOURISM — TOURISM field value
• information — information field value
• historic — historic field value
• way — Geometry

Routes 65

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• ROUTE — ROUTE field value
• REF — REF field value
• OPERATOR — OPERATOR field value
• way — Geometry

Streams and ditches 5299

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
• way — Geometry

Lakes, swamps and large rivers 4167

Fields of layer:

• osm_id — ID in OSM base
• name — Local name
• name_en — Name in English
• natural — Natural field value
• landuse — Landuse field value
• water — Water field is not null
• waterway — Waterway field value
• way — Geometry
  

Coastline 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Land border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Ocean border 1

Fields of layer:

• id — Local ID

Legend of map of Benin and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Benin

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	171
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	177
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	7
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	370
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	29

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	2
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	11
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	76
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	7
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1509

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	15
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	955
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	413
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	4
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	9
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	113

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	197

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	860210
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	248
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1646
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	1144

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	2
police	points	amenity = 'police'	124
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	8
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	3
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	439
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	8
library	points	amenity = 'library'	18
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	55
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	10
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	4
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	28
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	43
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	16
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	4
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	10
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	105
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	4
university	points	amenity = 'university'	22
school	points	amenity = 'school'	1161
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	27
college	points	amenity = 'college'	46
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	236
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	70
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	127
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	112
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	10
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	19
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	3
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	16
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	4
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	4
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	520
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	76
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	126
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	189
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	226
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	56
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	16
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	4
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	47
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	1
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	187
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	31
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	178
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	98
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	202
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	201
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	63
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	18
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	93

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	258
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	181

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	6
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	8
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	4
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	9
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	85
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	37
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	163
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	24
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	14
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	113
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	134
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	3
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	2
books	points	shop = 'books'	16
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	10
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	8
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	46
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	8
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	7
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	11
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	4
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	18
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	43
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	3
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	2
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	19
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	87
video	points	shop = 'video'	1
car	points	shop = 'car'	19
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	129
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	17
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	34
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	3
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	272
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	65

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	2
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	4
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	35
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	49
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	25
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	1
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	276
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	44
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	309
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	13
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	28
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	24
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	2
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	67
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	1
board	points	information = 'board'	1
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	68
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	17
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	66
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	4
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	1

Ground surface

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Coastlines	lines		1
Water surface	polygons		1
Land boundaries	polygons		1

Hydrography / Lakes, large rivers, swamps

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Lakes and large rivers	polygons	natural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'	2224
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	1927
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	892

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	24
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	1076
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	506
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	3589
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	5299

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	955
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	7823

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	167
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	137
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	46
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	4
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	1
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	517
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	3

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	50

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	2931

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	8
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	462
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	9896

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	25
Town	points	place = 'town'	224
Village	points	place = 'village'	1799
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	3083
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	59
The capital	points	place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null	1

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	4
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	2
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	108
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	113
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	378
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	84
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	1252
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	12088
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	168
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	7
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	88
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	137
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	76
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	71
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	38
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	65
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	4
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	68
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	14
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	10744
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	107
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	17
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	7
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	16
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	53
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	26
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	22
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	33
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	2
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	37
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	131

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	2818

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	1703

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	477
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	477

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	30

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	278

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	64

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	93

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
train	lines	route = 'train'	5
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	60

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	28
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	59

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	453
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	943
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	837
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	2727
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	15836
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	73475
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	3062
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1130
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	651
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	1
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	6
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	42
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	26
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	9
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	12073
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	7

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	663
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	83
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	6
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	3
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	536
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	25

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	2

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	19