Nicaragua

Main files

• [nicaragua.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 20 2025 07:13:40. File size: 46.16MB; MD5 sum: 6586f5197d9caea4726f5349943b4afb.

Additional Files

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

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

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Nicaragua map layers

Amenity (areas) 3687

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) 9427

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) 616

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 1489

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) 2660

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 154793

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) 466

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 10601

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) 273

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) 458

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) 349

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) 10181

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 706

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) 842

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) 1071

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) 11930

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 180

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 6296

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 31

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) 4

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) 591

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) 1179

Fields of layer:

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

Roadside service 3

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
• way — Geometry

Roads 83290

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 5887

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) 2147

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) 6306

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) 549

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) 611

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) 554

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) 2441

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 289

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 29500

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 3536

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 Nicaragua and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Nicaragua

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	133
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	386
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	611
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	28
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	124
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	1352

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	9
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	133
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	1
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	15
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	1316
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1053

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	16
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	155
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	487
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	163
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	22
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	116
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	71
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	16
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	7

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	466

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	154793
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	507
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	501
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	18

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	7
police	points	amenity = 'police'	83
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	19
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	1
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	34
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	9
library	points	amenity = 'library'	32
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	34
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	18
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	32
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	110
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	3
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	6
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	14
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	19
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	8
university	points	amenity = 'university'	23
school	points	amenity = 'school'	588
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	41
college	points	amenity = 'college'	33
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	592
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	97
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	172
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	72
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	87
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	78
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	6
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	36
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	14
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	14
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	1114
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	483
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	212
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	91
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	370
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	26
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	24
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	46
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	91
car sharing	points	amenity = 'car_sharing'	1
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	11
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	163
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	174
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	105
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	231
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	47
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	130
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	83
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	23
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	64

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	407

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	112
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	46
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	5
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	10
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	6

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	155
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	138
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	453
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	18
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	53
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	1419
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	258
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	24
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	3
books	points	shop = 'books'	68
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	57
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	63
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	75
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	55
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	46
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	19
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	25
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	34
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	26
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	117
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	21
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	2
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	54
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	116
video	points	shop = 'video'	3
car	points	shop = 'car'	58
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	19
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	259
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	59
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	43
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	12
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	178
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	229

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
athletics	points	sport = 'athletics'	1
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	13
canoe	points	sport = 'canoe'	2
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	21
gymnastics	points	sport = 'gymnastics'	4
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	7
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	8
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	2
horse racing	points	sport = 'horse_racing'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	70
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	142
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	44
caravan site	points/polygons	tourism = 'caravan_site'	3
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	189
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	250
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	546
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	96
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	55
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	32
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	10
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	1
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	144
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	2
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	24
yes	points	tourism = 'yes'	9
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	20
map	points	information = 'map'	2
board	points	information = 'board'	2
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	13
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	77
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	129
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	42
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	1
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'	2536
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	987
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	989

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	102
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	591
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	3158
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	25433
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	29500

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	292
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	324

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	209
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	170
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	35
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	1
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	5
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	97

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	181

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	6507

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	25
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	7696
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	19
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	2438
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	3

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	17
Town	points	place = 'town'	143
Village	points	place = 'village'	994
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	5137
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	1107
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'	2
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	13
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	7
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	229
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	124
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	7
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	1678
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	423
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	148
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	2
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	183
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	47
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	321
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	26
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	202
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	84
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	26
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	13
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	2029
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	51
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	517
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	2
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	9
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	10
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	594
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	233
Fell	polygons	natural = 'fell'	10
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	131
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	82
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	6
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	535

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	4758

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	2103

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	591
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	591

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	3439

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	897

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	541

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	706

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	222
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	67

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	31

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	2138
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	1085
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	1633
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	3230
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	13016
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	38031
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	6782
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	3015
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	11
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	44
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	7
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	4397
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	197
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	178
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	8968
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	558

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	756
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	283
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	3
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	1381
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	7
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	3457

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
services	polygons	highway = 'services'	3

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	18

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	3
Tram stop	points	railway = 'tram_stop' / public_transport = 'stop_position' + tram = 'yes'	1