Cameroon

Main files

• [cameroon.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -16 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 20 2025 08:57:20. File size: 186.5MB; MD5 sum: 41ff56c90d64feaa0e106d9092189f37.

Additional Files

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

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

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Cameroon map layers

Amenity (areas) 6461

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) 15809

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) 177099

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 534

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) 3329

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 3065152

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) 759

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 281142

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) 446

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) 547

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) 2419

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) 508618

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 487

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) 527

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) 303

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) 14299

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 73

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 46204

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 3

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 511

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) 47

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) 1385

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) 3132

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 217115

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 16862

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) 644

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) 10017

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) 871

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) 916

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) 963

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) 2150

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 71

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 26260

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 7487

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 Cameroon and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Cameroon

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	404
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	3
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	400
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	683
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	1412
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	10
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	306

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	9
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	57
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	366
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	4
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	82
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	297

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	3
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	7
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	104
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	46
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	12
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	20
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	54
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	46
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	5

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	759

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	3065152
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	4517
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	5281
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	14821

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	8
police	points	amenity = 'police'	212
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	4
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	6
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	65
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	15
library	points	amenity = 'library'	43
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	164
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	16
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	4
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	72
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	112
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	12
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	15
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	686
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	62
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	10
university	points	amenity = 'university'	28
school	points	amenity = 'school'	1418
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	526
college	points	amenity = 'college'	189
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	275
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	101
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	447
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	106
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	15
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	12
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	3
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	45
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	2
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	10
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	965
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	51
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	421
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	63
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	1892
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	2
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	16
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	11
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	91
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	2
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	373
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	31
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	42
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	51
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	222
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	312
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	101
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	12
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	69

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	739
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	747

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	3
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	62
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	8
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	16
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	2
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	9

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	436
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	175
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	400
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	5
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	33
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	3056
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	728
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	6
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	7
books	points	shop = 'books'	108
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	255
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	77
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	39
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	12
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	4
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	8
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	3
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	29
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	131
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	3
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	2
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	201
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	1082
video	points	shop = 'video'	30
car	points	shop = 'car'	11
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	2
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	566
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	91
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	138
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	1069
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	665

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	2
canoe	points	sport = 'canoe'	1
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	15
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	22
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	3
horse racing	points	sport = 'horse_racing'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	72
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	75
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	36
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	3
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	109
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	61
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	435
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	29
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	39
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	8
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	5
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	2
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	62
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	2
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	32
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	5
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	3
map	points	information = 'map'	1
board	points	information = 'board'	1
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	12
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	77
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	47
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	84
camp pitch	points	tourism = 'camp_pitch'	2
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	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'	3717
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	3727
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	523

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	1393
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	7686
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	4738
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	10438
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	26260

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	1039
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	176060

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	217
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	179
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	230
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	2
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	2
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	1616
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	319

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	74

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	46343

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	56
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	297
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	2
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	508254
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	9

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	47
Town	points	place = 'town'	344
Village	points	place = 'village'	10787
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	1519
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	1095
The capital	points	place = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null	2

Surfaces and land use

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Allotments	polygons	landuse = 'allotments'	12
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	299
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	2233
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	87
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	105
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	165
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	54220
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	342
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	32341
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	10
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	460
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	67
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	662
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	14
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	14727
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	443
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	6
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	33
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	23
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	145050
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	274
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	2
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	1220
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	30
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	2
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	68
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	69
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	19
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	5131
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	53
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	183
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	13255

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	8187

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	2454

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1385
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1385

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	1159

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	994

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	957

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	487

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	11
train	lines	route = 'train'	13
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	47

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	3

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	38
Narrow gauge	lines	railway = 'narrow_gauge'	1
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	7
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	265
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	199
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	1

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	2146
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	2334
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	3701
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	5910
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	32874
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	127799
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	7960
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	1228
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	135
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	17
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	5
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	86
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	45
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	155
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	32641
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	524
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	63
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	122
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	30
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	16039
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	84

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	6

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	30
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	17