Madagascar

Main files

• [madagascar.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified -06 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to June 23 2025 11:23:36. File size: 330.75MB; MD5 sum: b81f595bd2ff0f78907a9269d3a25749.

Additional Files

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

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

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Madagascar map layers

Amenity (areas) 3569

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) 12127

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) 5278

Fields of layer:

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

Boundary (areas) 454

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) 1561

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 4684509

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) 322

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 427337

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) 222

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) 283

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) 968

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) 5580

Fields of layer:

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

Parking (areas) 220

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) 377

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) 1295

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) 67597

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 48

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 1185

Fields of layer:

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

Railways 809

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) 65

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) 700

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) 1610

Fields of layer:

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

Roads 240443

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 2290

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) 297

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) 2722

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) 745

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) 811

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) 442

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) 2539

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 940

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 101350

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 45904

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 Madagascar and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Madagascar

Boundary / Boundary (lines)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	lines	admin_level = '2'	85
Administrative level 3	lines	admin_level = '3'	260
Administrative level 4	lines	admin_level = '4'	401
Administrative level 6	lines	admin_level = '6'	52
Administrative level 8	lines	admin_level = '8'	297
Administrative level 9	lines	admin_level = '9'	58
Administrative level 10	lines	admin_level = '10'	349

Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Countries	polygons	admin_level = '2'	1
Administrative level 3	polygons	admin_level = '3'	55
Administrative level 4	polygons	admin_level = '4'	96
Administrative level 6	polygons	admin_level = '6'	14
Administrative level 8	polygons	admin_level = '8'	130
Administrative level 9	polygons	admin_level = '9'	7
Administrative level 10	polygons	admin_level = '10'	135
Places	polygons	place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'	1284

Boundary of settlements and territories

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	polygons	place = 'city'	1
Town	polygons	place = 'town'	1
Village	polygons	place = 'village'	337
Hamlet	polygons	place = 'hamlet'	635
Locality	polygons	place = 'locality'	1
Suburb	polygons	place = 'suburb'	5
Island	polygons	place = 'island'	161
Farm	polygons	place = 'farm'	22
Isolated dwelling	polygons	place = 'isolated_dwelling'	121
Region or country	polygons	place = 'region' / place = 'county'	1

Building (points)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	points	building is not ''	322

Building (polygons)

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Building	polygons	building is not ''	4684509
Dominants	polygons	building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'	1717
Schools and kindergartens	polygons	building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'	2441
Under construction	polygons	building = 'construction'	3043

Facilities and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bicycle parking	points	amenity = 'bicycle_parking'	3
police	points	amenity = 'police'	162
fire station	points	amenity = 'fire_station'	8
post box	points	amenity = 'post_box'	7
post office	points	amenity = 'post_office'	103
telephone	points	amenity = 'telephone'	38
library	points	amenity = 'library'	23
townhall	points	amenity = 'townhall'	281
courthouse	points	amenity = 'courthouse'	21
prison	points	amenity = 'prison'	11
embassy	points	amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'	16
community centre	points	amenity = 'community_centre'	107
nursing home	points	amenity = 'nursing_home'	8
arts centre	points	amenity = 'arts_centre'	4
cemetery	points	amenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'	20
marketplace	points	amenity = 'marketplace'	139
recycling	points	amenity = 'recycling'	9
university	points	amenity = 'university'	37
school	points	amenity = 'school'	1623
kindergarten	points	amenity = 'kindergarten'	10
college	points	amenity = 'college'	32
pharmacy	points	amenity = 'pharmacy'	309
hospital	points	amenity = 'hospital'	64
clinic	points	amenity = 'clinic'	63
doctors	points	amenity = 'doctors'	396
dentist	points	amenity = 'dentist'	25
veterinary	points	amenity = 'veterinary'	12
theatre	points	amenity = 'theatre'	2
nightclub	points	amenity = 'nightclub'	49
cinema	points	amenity = 'cinema'	11
swimming pool	points	amenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'	5
restaurant	points	amenity = 'restaurant'	913
fast food	points	amenity = 'fast_food'	534
cafe	points	amenity = 'cafe'	73
pub	points	amenity = 'pub'	63
bar, biergarten	points	amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'	238
food court	points	amenity = 'food_court'	7
shelter	points	amenity = 'shelter'	39
car rental	points	amenity = 'car_rental'	16
car wash	points	amenity = 'car_wash'	16
bicycle rental	points	amenity = 'bicycle_rental'	7
bank	points	amenity = 'bank'	335
atm	points	amenity = 'atm'	60
toilets	points	amenity = 'toilets'	868
bench	points	amenity = 'bench'	125
drinking water	points	amenity = 'drinking_water'	343
fuel	points	amenity = 'fuel'	222
bus station	points/polygons	amenity = 'bus_station'	167
taxi	points/polygons	amenity = 'taxi'	57
ferry terminal	points/polygons	amenity = 'ferry_terminal'	893

Facilities and Services / Places of Worship

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Christian churches	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'	630
Mosque	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'	51
Hindu temple	points	amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'hindu'	1

Facilities and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
fishing	points	leisure = 'fishing'	2
playground	points/polygons	leisure = 'playground'	19
sports centre	points/polygons	leisure = 'sports_centre'	9
stadium	points/polygons	leisure = 'stadium'	5
marina	points	leisure = 'marina'	10
slipway	points	leisure = 'slipway'	10

Facilities and Services / Shops and Services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
supermarket, general	points	shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'	206
bakery	points	shop = 'bakery'	62
kiosk	points	shop = 'kiosk'	74
mall	points	shop = 'mall'	15
department store	points	shop = 'department_store'	48
convenience	points	shop = 'convenience'	673
clothes	points	shop = 'clothes'	219
florist	points	shop = 'florist'	8
chemist	points	shop = 'chemist'	5
books	points	shop = 'books'	37
butcher	points	shop = 'butcher'	73
shoes	points	shop = 'shoes'	30
alcohol, beverages	points	shop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'	42
optician	points	shop = 'optician'	11
jewelry	points	shop = 'jewelry'	60
gift	points	shop = 'gift'	67
sports	points	shop = 'sports'	11
stationery	points	shop = 'stationery'	7
outdoor	points	shop = 'outdoor'	9
mobile phone	points	shop = 'mobile_phone'	140
toys	points	shop = 'toys'	3
newsagent	points	shop = 'newsagent'	4
greengrocer	points	shop = 'greengrocer'	44
beauty	points	shop = 'beauty'	68
video	points	shop = 'video'	12
car	points	shop = 'car'	20
bicycle	points	shop = 'bicycle'	5
doityourself, hardwar	points	shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'	170
furniture	points	shop = 'furniture'	58
computer	points	shop = 'computer'	27
garden centre	points	shop = 'garden_centre'	5
hairdresser	points	shop = 'hairdresser'	153
car repair	points	shop = 'car_repair'	59

Facilities and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
basketball	points	sport = 'basketball'	9
fitness	points	sport = 'fitness'	2
soccer	points	sport = 'soccer'	51
swimming	points	sport = 'swimming'	1
table tennis	points	sport = 'table_tennis'	1
tennis	points	sport = 'tennis'	1
volleyball	points	sport = 'volleyball'	1

Facilities and services / Tourist facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
artwork	points/polygons	tourism = 'artwork'	82
attraction	points/polygons	tourism = 'attraction'	156
camp site	points/polygons	tourism = 'camp_site'	49
guest house	points/polygons	tourism = 'guest_house'	111
hostel	points/polygons	tourism = 'hostel'	10
hotel	points	tourism = 'hotel'	995
information	points/polygons	tourism = 'information'	156
motel	points/polygons	tourism = 'motel'	16
museum	points/polygons	tourism = 'museum'	16
picnic site	points	tourism = 'picnic_site'	19
theme park	points/polygons	tourism = 'theme_park'	2
viewpoint	points	tourism = 'viewpoint'	241
zoo	points/polygons	tourism = 'zoo'	4
chalet	points/polygons	tourism = 'chalet'	7
alpine hut	points	tourism = 'alpine_hut'	4
map	points	information = 'map'	9
board	points	information = 'board'	57
guidepost	points	information = 'guidepost'	32
monument	points	historic = 'monument'	17
memorial	points	historic = 'memorial'	166
apartment	points	tourism = 'apartment'	40
camp pitch	points	tourism = 'camp_pitch'	2
gallery	points	tourism = 'gallery'	1
wilderness hut	points	tourism = 'wilderness_hut'	4

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'	11759
Wetland	polygons	natural = 'wetland'	34125
water' and water not	polygons	natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'	2185

Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Canal	lines	waterway = 'canal'	1150
Drain	lines	waterway = 'drain'	1341
River	lines	waterway = 'river'	19946
Stream	lines	waterway = 'stream'	73676
Others	lines	waterway is not ''	101350

Infrastructure / Fences

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Fence	lines	barrier = 'fence'	382
Wall	lines	barrier = 'wall'	4896

Infrastructure / Man-made objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tower	points	man_made = 'tower'	264
Cell tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'	222
Water tower	points	man_made = 'water_tower'	92
Lookout tower	points	man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'	1
Lighthouse	points	man_made = 'lighthouse'	24
Water well	points	man_made = 'water_well'	584

Infrastructure / Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Power lines	lines	power is not ''	50

Infrastructure / Towers Power lines

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Towers Power lines	points	power is not ''	1246

Natural objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Spring	points	natural = 'spring'	86
Peak	points	natural = 'peak'	1507
Volcano	points/polygons	natural = 'volcano'	2
Tree	points	natural = 'tree'	3951
Cave entrance	points	natural = 'cave_entrance'	34

Settlements

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
City	points	place = 'city'	8
Town	points	place = 'town'	126
Village	points	place = 'village'	12629
Hamlet	points	place = 'hamlet'	48511
Hamlet	points	place = 'locality'	225
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'	5
Basin	polygons	landuse = 'basin'	130
Brownfield	polygons	landuse = 'brownfield'	10
Cemetery	polygons	landuse = 'cemetery'	312
Commercial	polygons	landuse = 'commercial'	71
Construction	polygons	landuse = 'construction'	86
Farm, farmland	polygons	landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'	290557
Farmyard	polygons	landuse = 'farmyard'	392
Forest	polygons	landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'	3392
Garages	polygons	landuse = 'garages'	1
Grass	polygons	landuse = 'grass'	221
Greenfield	polygons	landuse = 'greenfield'	9
Industrial	polygons	landuse = 'industrial'	338
Landfill	polygons	landuse = 'landfill'	7
Meadow	polygons	landuse = 'meadow'	208
Quarry	polygons	landuse = 'quarry'	79
Railway	polygons	landuse = 'railway'	4
Recreation ground	polygons	landuse = 'recreation_ground'	27
Reservoir	polygons	landuse = 'reservoir'	23
Residential	polygons	landuse = 'residential'	114802
Retail	polygons	landuse = 'retail'	42
Salt pond	polygons	landuse = 'salt_pond'	42
Village green	polygons	landuse = 'village_green'	11
Vineyard	polygons	landuse = 'vineyard'	4
Plant nursery	polygons	landuse = 'plant_nursery'	13
Education	polygons	landuse = 'education'	6
Park	polygons	leisure = 'park'	137
Beach	polygons	natural = 'beach'	291
Grassland	polygons	natural = 'grassland'	1181
Heath	polygons	natural = 'heath'	110
Sand	polygons	natural = 'sand'	198
Scrub	polygons	natural = 'scrub'	4905

Territories of services and services / Facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Amenity	polygons	amenity is not ''	3904

Territories of services and services / Recreation

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Leisure	polygons	leisure is not ''	1800

Territories of services and services / Religious objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	700
Place of worship	polygons	amenity = 'place_of_worship'	700

Territories of services and services / Shops and services

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Shop	polygons	shop is not ''	393

Territories of services and services / Sports facilities

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Sport	polygons	sport is not ''	807

Territories of services and services / Tourist objects

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Tourism	polygons	tourism is not ''	430

Transport / Parking

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
parking	polygons	amenity = 'parking'	220

Transport / Public transport routes

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
bus, tram, trolleybus	lines	route = 'bus' / route = 'trolleybus' / route = 'tram' / route = 'share_taxi'	404
train	lines	route = 'train'	7
ferry	lines	route = 'ferry'	529

Transport / Railway platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Railways

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Abandoned	lines	railway = 'abandoned'	42
Narrow gauge	lines	railway = 'narrow_gauge'	41
Platform	lines	railway = 'platform'	1
Railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is null	569
Service railway	lines	railway = 'rail' + service is not null	156

Transport / Road

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Trunk	lines	highway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'	7
Primary	lines	highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'	2135
Secondary	lines	highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'	2838
Tertiary	lines	highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'	8046
Unclassified	lines	highway = 'unclassified'	91296
Residential	lines	highway = 'residential'	36113
Service	lines	highway = 'service'	8942
Footway	lines	highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'	3739
Construction	lines	highway = 'construction'	2
Road	lines	highway = 'road'	53
Cycleway	lines	highway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'	12
Living street	lines	highway = 'living_street'	38
Pedestrian	lines	highway = 'pedestrian'	101
Steps	lines	highway = 'steps'	471
Track	lines	highway = 'track'	86624
Bridleway	lines	highway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'	18
Raceway	lines	highway = 'raceway'	8

Transport / Road infrastructure

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Crossing	points	highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'	668
Traffic signals	points	highway = 'traffic_signals'	1
Mini roundabout	points	highway = 'mini_roundabout'	38
Stop	points	highway = 'stop'	13
Street lamp	points	highway = 'street_lamp'	59
Bus stop	points	highway = 'bus_stop'	1511

Transport / Roadside service

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count

Transport / Squares

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
square	polygons	place = 'square'	10

Transport / Stations and platforms

Name	Type	OSM Tag	Count
Station	points	railway = 'station'	52
Halt	points	railway = 'halt'	13