Kinshasa

Main files

• [congo_kinshasa.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -02 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 13 2025 09:24:36. File size: 362.17MB; MD5 sum: 2053cdb6dbb0785a31aa861e10d728e2.

Additional Files

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

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

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Kinshasa map layers

Amenity (areas) 4658

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) 18947

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) 15162

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 1918

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) 9812

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 7519892

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) 2410

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 304187

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) 1796

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) 1887

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) 1073

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) 33475

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 157

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) 203

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) 2061

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) 94553

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 361

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 21779

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 1709

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) 251

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) 1962

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) 5182

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 511106

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 1940

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) 263

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) 2049

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) 1169

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) 1251

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) 306

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) 1578

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 350

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 67557

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 14714

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 Kinshasa and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Kinshasa

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	981
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	11
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	2224
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	63
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	1191
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	1596
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	1342
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	958

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	26
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	75
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	409
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	617
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	641
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	2044

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	7
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	24
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	570
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	219
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	6
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	2
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	1006
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	26
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	184
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	1

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	2410

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	7519892
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	1695
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1234
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	6290

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	6
police	points	amenity = 'police'	199
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	4
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	40
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	10
library	points	amenity = 'library'	19
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	46
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	34
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	16
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	102
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	163
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	4
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	8
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	56
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	535
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	2
university	points	amenity = 'university'	62
school	points	amenity = 'school'	6006
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	82
college	points	amenity = 'college'	109
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	431
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	205
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	826
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	1459
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	6
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	6
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	7
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	38
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	11
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	50
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	473
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	62
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	58
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	98
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	370
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	10
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	20
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	3
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	30
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	311
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	66
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	242
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	18
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	1453
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	277
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	36
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	41
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	278

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	2340
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	79
Buddhist temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'buddhist'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	2
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	20
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	10
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	25
track	points	leisure = 'track'	1
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	16
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	14

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	156
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	97
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	167
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	17
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	36
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	363
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	70
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	5
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	11
books	points	shop = 'books'	18
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	34
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	10
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	222
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	1
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	1
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	4
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	1
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	22
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	5
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	74
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	1
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	161
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	37
video	points	shop = 'video'	2
car	points	shop = 'car'	9
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	3
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	39
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	26
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	10
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	4
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	115
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	65

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	1
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	7
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	65
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	3
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	1
horse racing	points	sport = 'horse_racing'	1
volleyball	points	sport = 'volleyball'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	32
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	53
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	72
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	3
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	98
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	29
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	622
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	37
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	17
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	10
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	5
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	3
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	53
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	3
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	4
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	2
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	8
board	points	information = 'board'	13
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	9
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	61
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	18
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	127
camp pitch	points	tourism = 'camp_pitch'	3
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	10
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	2

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'	9915
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	4715
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	4282

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	270
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	886
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	15572
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	49266
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	67557

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	2608
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	12554

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	343
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	256
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	21
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	1
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	1
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	698
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	2

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	361

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	22058

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	97
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	543
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	12
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	32808
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	15

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	65
Town	points	place = 'town'	608
Village	points	place = 'village'	19535
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	35530
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	326
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'	335
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	160
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	40
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	152
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	110
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	77
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	47159
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	476
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	2740
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	5
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	1401
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	24
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	896
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	170
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	1500
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	1122
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	15
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	56
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	85
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	154222
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	100
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	3
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	49
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	3
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	4
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	21
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	235
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	127
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	36
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	16767
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	1492
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	129
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	20922

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	6373

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	3896

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1962
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1962

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	388

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	1238

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	291

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	157

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	13
train	lines	route = 'train'	73
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	264

Transport / Railway platforms

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

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	74
Light rail	lines	railway = 'light_rail'	12
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	4
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	844
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	775

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	1361
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	5639
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	5635
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	11902
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	102601
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	239661
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	12387
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	6948
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	14
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	2353
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	30
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	392
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	105
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	41
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	121980
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	55
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	2

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	1694
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	16
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	22
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	4
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	39
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	165

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	16

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	237
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	13
Subway entrance	points	railway = 'subway_entrance'	1