Nigeria

Main files

• [nigeria.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -17 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 05 2025 13:20:01. File size: 556.76MB; MD5 sum: 8f04058dee29d9cb9ba17f1727fc75b7.

Additional Files

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

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

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Nigeria map layers

Amenity (areas) 6323

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) 17663

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) 12855

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 3692

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) 15688

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 10829840

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) 10874

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 223178

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) 388

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) 469

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) 2840

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) 51753

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 903

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) 984

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) 901

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) 55895

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 708

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 32475

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 9

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 1517

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) 160

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) 938

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) 5851

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 1491611

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 2756

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) 329

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) 7902

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) 1120

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) 1159

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) 435

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) 2535

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 653

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 30848

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 14293

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 Nigeria and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Nigeria

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	399
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	1556
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	5477
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	8232
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	1

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	38
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	785
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	2846
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	1
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	893

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	1
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	27
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	211
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	187
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	2
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	57
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	285
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	4
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	119

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	10874

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	10829840
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	3870
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	1145
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	37774

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	78
police	points	amenity = 'police'	186
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	8
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	1
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	37
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	1
library	points	amenity = 'library'	21
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	23
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	26
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	4
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	23
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	205
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	5
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	2
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	11
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	402
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	1
university	points	amenity = 'university'	16
school	points	amenity = 'school'	2121
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	64
college	points	amenity = 'college'	95
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	1376
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	661
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	422
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	745
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	7
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	52
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	14
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	6
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	32
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	15
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	1179
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	138
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	523
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	30
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	835
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	7
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	47
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	3
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	27
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	2
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	541
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	73
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	34
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	9
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	34
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	775
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	86
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	12
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	215

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	1015
Synagogue	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'jewish'	1
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	236
Shinto shrine	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'shinto'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	1
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	11
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	12
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	11
track	points	leisure = 'track'	2
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	2
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	32
golf course	points	leisure = 'golf_course'	5

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	338
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	35
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	2936
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	68
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	55
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	1793
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	205
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	3
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	30
books	points	shop = 'books'	13
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	97
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	6
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	245
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	8
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	3
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	2
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	2
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	4
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	2
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	164
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	1
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	80
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	35
video	points	shop = 'video'	2
car	points	shop = 'car'	42
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	18
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	25
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	46
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	8
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	15
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	1169
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	123

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	2
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	2
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	1
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	18
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	4
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	3
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	5
volleyball	points	sport = 'volleyball'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	42
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	72
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	37
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	4
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	125
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	53
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	538
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	17
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	29
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	14
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	7
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	3
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	9
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	3
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	4
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	3
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	1
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	39
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	13
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	1057
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	1
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	30

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'	8638
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	5428
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	3085

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	647
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	1122
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	9215
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	19166
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	30848

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	3749
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	9106

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	585
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	432
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	58
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	39
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	1
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	2191
Watermill	points	man_made = 'watermill'	2

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	711

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	33381

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	12
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	1826
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	49913
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	2

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	65
Town	points	place = 'town'	757
Village	points	place = 'village'	48206
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	5577
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	69
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'	14
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	48
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	174
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	89
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	901
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	264
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	10339
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	1165
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	9240
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	5
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	1036
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	45
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	1737
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	29
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	826
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	105
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	25
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	24
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	203
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	184441
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	446
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	1
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	9
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	1
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	2
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	10
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	792
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	52
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	1
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	1351
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	121
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	530
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	2080

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	7574

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	4240

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	938
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	938

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	538

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	1225

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	426

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	903

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	3
train	lines	route = 'train'	37
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	613

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	9

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	26
Construction	lines	railway = 'construction'	10
Light rail	lines	railway = 'light_rail'	118
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	43
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	607
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	704
Subway	lines	railway = 'subway'	2
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	2
monorail	lines	railway = 'monorail'	5

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	6041
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	8101
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	9606
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	19532
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	316087
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	968340
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	65672
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	5367
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	382
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	350
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	16
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	639
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	116
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	293
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	89780
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	50
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	1

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	2204
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	189
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	69
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	59
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	236

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	8

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	147
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	13