Gabon

Main files

• [gabon.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -19 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 08 2025 10:47:13. File size: 19.21MB; MD5 sum: 2f6d6b76f83f12f9aba0869304700c86.

Additional Files

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

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

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Gabon map layers

Amenity (areas) 371

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) 1318

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) 507

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 16

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) 444

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 208567

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) 25

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 6460

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) 60

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) 87

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) 114

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) 114

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 103

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) 108

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) 43

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) 1120

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 30

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 922

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 334

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) 23

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) 53

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) 85

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 34374

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 233

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) 27

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) 247

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) 163

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) 166

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) 80

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) 349

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 25

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 1465

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 1076

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 Gabon and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Gabon

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	173
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	5
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	170
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	1
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	82
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	13

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	8
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	8
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	42

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	16
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	6
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	1
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	19

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	25

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	208567
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	181
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	199
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	19

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	1
police	points	amenity = 'police'	27
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	1
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	11
library	points	amenity = 'library'	2
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	12
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	1
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	1
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	23
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	3
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	1
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	6
university	points	amenity = 'university'	1
school	points	amenity = 'school'	55
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	4
college	points	amenity = 'college'	5
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	104
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	15
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	165
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	10
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	2
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	2
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	17
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	1
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	148
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	22
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	30
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	9
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	49
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	16
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	4
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	2
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	32
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	25
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	10
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	8
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	1
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	107
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	13
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	4
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'	20
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	5

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	5
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	2
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	5
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	15

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	57
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	23
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	4
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	1
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	9
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	35
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	7
books	points	shop = 'books'	9
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	1
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	7
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	4
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	4
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	2
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	2
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	4
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	1
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	3
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	6
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	2
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	13
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	3
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	3
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	9
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	10

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	8
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	31
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	21
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	12
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	3
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	103
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	6
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	23
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	1
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	10
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	2
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	1
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	26
board	points	information = 'board'	2
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	8
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	16
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	3
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'	863
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	213
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	370

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	27
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	31
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	971
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	400
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	1465

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	316
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	191

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	100
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	90
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	12
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	1

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	30

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	950

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	52
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	60
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	2

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	5
Town	points	place = 'town'	35
Village	points	place = 'village'	729
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	257
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	24
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
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	11
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	20
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	21
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	11
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	139
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	27
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	189
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	62
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	312
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	2
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	9
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	42
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	8
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	1
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	2
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	2950
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	13
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	1
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	2
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	14
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	27
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	794
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	3
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	16
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	129

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	446

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	366

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	53
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	53

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	32

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	189

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	78

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	103

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
train	lines	route = 'train'	7
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	18

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	1
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	1
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	273
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	59

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	507
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	508
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	507
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	742
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	2480
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	11379
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	5041
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	271
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	23
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	3
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	6
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	3
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	11
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	12880
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	204
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	5
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	8
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	1
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	15

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	1

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	21
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	2