Costa Rica

Main files

• [costa_rica.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -00 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to May 09 2025 07:09:54. File size: 30.02MB; MD5 sum: db26e995144d81df9ad37b174807dbf2.

Additional Files

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

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

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Costa Rica map layers

Amenity (areas) 14832

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) 23091

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) 347

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 1358

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) 6832

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 156348

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) 1260

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 30325

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) 588

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) 751

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) 551

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) 1946

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 2370

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) 2610

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) 133

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) 3784

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 244

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 6597

Fields of layer:

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

Railway platforms 1

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 411

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) 52

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) 1352

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) 3547

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 128670

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 4932

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) 7630

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) 11910

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) 4587

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) 4661

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) 1628

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) 4941

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 658

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 10245

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 1703

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 Costa Rica and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Costa Rica

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	126
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	481
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	1761
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	3248
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	1216

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	4
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	293
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	683
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	378
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	81

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	2
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	7
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	1
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	2
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	64
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	5

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	1260

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	156348
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	1481
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	411
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	17

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	66
police	points	amenity = 'police'	329
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	1
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	7
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	76
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	101
library	points	amenity = 'library'	16
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	27
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	19
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	81
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	104
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	2
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	7
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	8
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	22
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	72
university	points	amenity = 'university'	21
school	points	amenity = 'school'	416
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	26
college	points	amenity = 'college'	14
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	307
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	17
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	363
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	456
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	151
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	65
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	25
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	19
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	24
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	37
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	2107
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	635
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	379
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	68
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	676
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	14
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	47
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	77
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	36
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	22
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	319
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	212
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	135
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	240
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	28
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	83
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	228
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	98
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	52

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	2140
Synagogue	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'jewish'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	40
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	59
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	1
track	points	leisure = 'track'	7
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	21
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	14
dog park	points	leisure = 'dog_park'	6

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	494
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	371
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	22
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	14
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	84
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	835
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	444
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	31
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	13
books	points	shop = 'books'	76
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	162
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	120
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	86
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	87
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	51
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	85
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	43
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	14
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	17
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	113
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	13
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	108
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	127
video	points	shop = 'video'	26
car	points	shop = 'car'	50
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	57
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	165
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	50
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	30
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	18
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	172
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	302

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	2
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	4
chess	points	sport = 'chess'	1
cycling	points	sport = 'cycling'	10
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	13
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	10
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	15
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	13
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	2

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	40
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	339
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	70
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	1
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	183
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	157
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	1750
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	114
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	38
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	24
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	28
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	4
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	250
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	12
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	24
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	7
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	33
map	points	information = 'map'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	12
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	11
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	111
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	64
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	53
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	6
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	5

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'	1219
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	420
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	602

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	189
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	175
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	4891
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	4838
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	10245

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	204
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	143

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	486
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	424
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	43
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	7
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	6
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	13

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	245

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	7087

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	27
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	589
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	31
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	1294
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	5

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	14
Town	points	place = 'town'	72
Village	points	place = 'village'	469
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	2825
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	138
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'	6
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	12
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	10
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	752
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	155
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	89
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	1979
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	229
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	204
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	802
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	91
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	911
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	19
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	3703
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	90
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	3
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	249
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	49
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	3873
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	30
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	290
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	2
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	3
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	59
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	1
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	2649
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	334
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	255
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	26
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	2
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	717

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	17409

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	9813

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1352
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	1352

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	11178

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	4765

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	1622

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	2370

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	599
train	lines	route = 'train'	22
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	37

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Platform	polygons	railway = 'platform'	1

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	18
Narrow gauge	lines	railway = 'narrow_gauge'	346
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	15
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	9
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	6
tram	lines	railway = 'tram'	1
monorail	lines	railway = 'monorail'	14
miniature	lines	railway = 'miniature'	2

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	1946
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1327
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	3511
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	2707
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	17779
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	65330
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	21397
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	5760
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	267
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	37
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	45
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	978
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	152
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	240
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	7130
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	54
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	10

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	1339
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	645
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	133
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	230
Speed camera	points	highway = 'speed_camera'	1
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	145
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	2439

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	52

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	49
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	1
Tram stop	points	railway = 'tram_stop' / public_transport = 'stop_position' + tram = 'yes'	2