Botswana

Main files

• [botswana.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -21 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 08 2025 07:55:42. File size: 73.31MB; MD5 sum: 9d910efb4ecb13aa1db982a13a4c4951.

Additional Files

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

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

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Botswana map layers

Amenity (areas) 2397

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) 3773

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) 29968

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 12

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) 589

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 1570194

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) 55

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 14096

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) 180

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) 223

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) 181

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) 4692

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 628

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) 761

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) 84

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) 720

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 273

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 20060

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 403

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) 6

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) 109

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) 176

Fields of layer:

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

Roadside service 1

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
• way — Geometry

Roads 188097

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 1165

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) 178

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) 804

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) 567

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) 576

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) 265

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) 1596

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 11

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 4887

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 12367

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 Botswana and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Botswana

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	224
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	232
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	1
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	42
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	33
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	57

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	10
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	80

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	1
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	3
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	10
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	8
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	1
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	17
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	6
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	34

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	55

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	1570194
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	534
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	909
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	8243

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	43
police	points	amenity = 'police'	62
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	5
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	5
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	33
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	2
library	points	amenity = 'library'	28
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	13
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	17
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	3
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	9
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	26
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	1
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	3
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	4
school	points	amenity = 'school'	157
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	9
college	points	amenity = 'college'	4
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	23
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	10
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	75
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	7
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	5
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	7
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	6
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	1
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	8
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	103
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	67
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	33
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	8
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	88
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	54
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	12
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	14
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	69
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	97
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	59
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	15
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	17
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	150
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	18
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	5
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	9

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	23
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	4
Sikh temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'sikh'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	28
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	6
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	1
track	points	leisure = 'track'	1
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	1
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	4

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	136
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	13
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	3
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	39
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	6
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	47
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	58
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	2
books	points	shop = 'books'	5
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	35
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	4
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	47
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	3
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	9
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	8
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	3
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	2
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	16
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	1
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	1
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	1
car	points	shop = 'car'	24
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	2
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	26
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	31
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	8
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	2
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	37
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	57

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
shooting	points	sport = 'shooting'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	6
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	4
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	135
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	386
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	27
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	75
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	67
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	196
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	52
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	16
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	9
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	50
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	156
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	3
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	26
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	3
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	3
board	points	information = 'board'	5
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	6
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	14
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	6
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	46
camp pitch	points	tourism = 'camp_pitch'	50
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	2
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	4

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'	7767
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	4539
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	1946

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	42
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	344
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	1290
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	2844
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	4887

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	20271
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	9697

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	120
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	81
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	5
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	3
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	56

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	331

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	20321

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	13
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	62
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	4611
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	6

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	8
Town	points	place = 'town'	27
Village	points	place = 'village'	530
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	77
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	38
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'	6
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	81
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	3
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	107
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	103
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	104
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	6843
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	1631
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	78
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	61
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	4
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	92
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	60
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	107
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	75
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	1
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	14
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	48
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	1752
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	22
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	2
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	3
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	3
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	106
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	4
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	55
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	11
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	57
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	321

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	1998

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	2266

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	109
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	109

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	280

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	642

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	265

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	628

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
train	lines	route = 'train'	7
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	4

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	2
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	1
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	183
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	217

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	1394
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1038
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	848
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	2365
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	9607
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	104063
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	7268
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1129
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	86
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	24
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	1
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	68
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	16
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	6
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	60178
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	5
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	623
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	343
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	2
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	25
Speed camera	points	highway = 'speed_camera'	4
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	10
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	158

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
services	polygons	highway = 'services'	1

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	4

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	6