Ghana

Main files

• [ghana.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -09 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to April 19 2024 10:42:02. File size: 71.05MB; MD5 sum: 09c2da1bd159d7005d6d5b2f9194a933.

Additional Files

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

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

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Ghana map layers

Amenity (areas) 4285

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) 18074

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) 2999

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 301

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) 1445

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 1303714

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) 705

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 29503

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) 311

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) 440

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) 947

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) 25818

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 780

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) 887

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) 595

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) 8647

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 393

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 12034

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 7

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 194

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) 21

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) 1065

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) 3668

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 321667

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 6766

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) 824

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) 7408

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) 2554

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) 2618

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) 423

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) 2216

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 662

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 8086

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 2728

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 Ghana and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Ghana

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	241
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	372
Administrative level 5	lines	admin_level = '5'	25
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	716
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	2
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	16
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	67

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	16
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	265
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	2
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	17
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	564

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	13
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	290
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	130
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	2
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	13
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	61
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	47
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	8
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	1

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	705

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	1303714
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	1561
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1911
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	8091

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	11
police	points	amenity = 'police'	320
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	63
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	3
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	143
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	9
library	points	amenity = 'library'	54
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	59
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	33
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	5
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	100
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	121
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	3
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	5
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	53
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	171
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	51
university	points	amenity = 'university'	15
school	points	amenity = 'school'	2512
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	121
college	points	amenity = 'college'	89
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	996
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	94
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	310
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	58
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	22
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	8
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	4
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	39
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	11
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	5
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	876
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	749
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	108
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	523
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	609
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	31
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	10
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	13
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	223
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	4
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	1151
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	313
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	331
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	419
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	139
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	2460
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	308
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	99
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	31

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	1457
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	718
Hindu temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'hindu'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	102
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	18
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	5
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	3
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	1

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	282
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	80
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	1555
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	18
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	32
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	1091
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	463
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	10
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	162
books	points	shop = 'books'	87
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	118
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	71
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	139
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	15
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	46
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	32
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	13
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	52
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	1
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	161
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	7
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	3
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	115
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	317
video	points	shop = 'video'	9
car	points	shop = 'car'	75
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	13
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	282
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	116
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	113
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	5
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	892
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	209

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	6
canoe	points	sport = 'canoe'	1
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	3
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	11
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	28
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	4
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	1
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	2
volleyball	points	sport = 'volleyball'	6

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	50
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	73
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	10
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	394
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	161
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	816
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	48
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	11
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	14
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	28
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	1
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	5
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	6
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	5
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	1
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	53
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	23
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	93
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	1
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	3

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'	2435
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	213
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	1029

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	87
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	2361
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	1423
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	3659
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	8086

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	340
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	2659

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	433
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	319
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	41
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	1
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	4
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	451
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	3

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	396

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	12451

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	4
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	266
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	25541
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	7

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	14
Town	points	place = 'town'	572
Village	points	place = 'village'	5133
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	2058
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	52
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'	1
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	16
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	45
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	109
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	227
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	115
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	1243
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	168
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	237
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	12
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	1742
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	54
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	219
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	83
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	119
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	948
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	1
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	24
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	70
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	18730
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	20
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	4
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	42
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	7
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	20
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	149
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	53
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	3
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	129
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	9
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	9
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	479

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	5958

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	3568

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1065
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1065

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	1160

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	2629

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	415

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	780

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	619
subway	lines	route = 'subway'	1
train	lines	route = 'train'	18
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	24

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	7

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	4
Construction	lines	railway = 'construction'	14
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	6
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	137
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	33

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	2498
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1887
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	2559
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	4810
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	23305
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	240993
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	27771
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	3307
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	27
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	51
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	10
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	89
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	58
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	141
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	14101
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	13
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	8

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	1020
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	253
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	32
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	53
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	2045
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	3363

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	30

Transport / Stations and platforms

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