Burkina Faso

Main files

• [burkina_faso.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -20 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 08 2025 08:53:21. File size: 68.74MB; MD5 sum: ce495d4f6dc0d4684a2b4f6ca0f6eb88.

Additional Files

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

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

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Burkina Faso map layers

Amenity (areas) 2767

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) 12805

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) 14731

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 315

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) 1989

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 856966

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) 438

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 197280

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) 107

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) 122

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) 6004

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) 37791

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 166

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) 191

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) 1042

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) 14896

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 379

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 7971

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 11

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 513

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) 50

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) 368

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) 2082

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 2

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 180053

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 3238

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) 113

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) 1026

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) 461

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) 470

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) 134

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) 1967

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 308

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 13646

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 4989

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 Burkina Faso and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Burkina Faso

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	253
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	405
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	415
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	898
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	16

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	12
Administrative level 5	polygons	admin_level = '5'	44
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	229
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	27
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	3
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1021

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	13
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	210
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	535
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	2
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	97
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	164
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	12

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	438

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	856966
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	986
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	3952
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	4042

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	16
police	points	amenity = 'police'	103
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	3
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	2
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	36
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	6
library	points	amenity = 'library'	28
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	85
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	8
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	4
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	20
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	81
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	6
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	5
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	4
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	774
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	3
university	points	amenity = 'university'	6
school	points	amenity = 'school'	2883
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	55
college	points	amenity = 'college'	71
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	178
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	215
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	163
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	150
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	3
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	31
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	6
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	31
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	16
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	625
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	64
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	152
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	82
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	508
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	16
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	5
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	4
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	8
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	1
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	184
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	41
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	81
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	42
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	2721
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	347
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	134
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	27
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	19

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	397
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	1209

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	5
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	4
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	4

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	62
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	64
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	125
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	28
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	25
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	72
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	50
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	3
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	4
books	points	shop = 'books'	31
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	31
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	4
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	36
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	8
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	6
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	23
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	3
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	5
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	2
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	40
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	15
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	22
video	points	shop = 'video'	1
car	points	shop = 'car'	4
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	2
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	55
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	12
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	32
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	1
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	78
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	69

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	8

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	44
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	47
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	35
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	165
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	54
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	183
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	18
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	19
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	13
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	2
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	108
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	1
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	1
map	points	information = 'map'	1
board	points	information = 'board'	1094
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	19
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	9
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	23
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'	4424
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	421
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	638

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	130
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	2033
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	1164
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	9371
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	13646

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	3206
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	11525

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	469
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	413
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	267
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	5257
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	7

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	379

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	8137

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	25
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	309
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	37453
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	4

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	5
Town	points	place = 'town'	180
Village	points	place = 'village'	7015
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	6963
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	11
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'	9
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	210
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	34
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	131
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	1269
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	274
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	22982
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	3432
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	4633
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	22
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	158
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	9
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	298
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	276
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	59
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	2327
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	3
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	22
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	217
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	134511
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	132
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	26
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	11
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	38
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	169
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	9
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	3
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	1559
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	44
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	1726
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	14679

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	2913

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	1604

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	368
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	368

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	134

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	498

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	127

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	166

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	288
train	lines	route = 'train'	6
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	14

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	11

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	8
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	4
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	350
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	148
Subway	lines	railway = 'subway'	3

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	976
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1842
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	1331
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	3113
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	42081
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	77960
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	9441
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1079
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	153
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	244
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	9
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	6
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	71
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	16
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	41714
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	9
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	7

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	605
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	420
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	2
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	13
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	701
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	1497

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
services	polygons	highway = 'services'	2

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	9

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	23
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	26
Subway entrance	points	railway = 'subway_entrance'	1