Lesotho

Extracts data of Lesotho from the OpenstreetMaps project for free

OpenStreetMap vector data for Lesotho offers comprehensive coverage suitable for professional GIS workflows, including mapping, navigation, urban planning, and spatial analysis. This region is the only independent nation in the world situated entirely above 1,000 meters in elevation, a defining geographic characteristic reflected in the terrain data. Users can download a free .pbf extract updated daily, or for a fee, acquire a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring styled Shapefile and GeoPackage layers with custom icons.

Main files

  • [lesotho.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 11 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 132.36MB; MD5 sum: 674426614d2301baccdd322d2417b349.

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Prepared geodata of Lesotho

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Lesotho map layers

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 (areas)
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)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • barrier — barrier field value
  • way — Geometry
Barriers (lines)
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 (areas)
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)
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
Building
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)
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
Surfaces and land use
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • leisure — leisure field value
  • way — Geometry
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)
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
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • natural — natural field value
  • way — Geometry
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • AMENITY — AMENITY field value
  • way — Geometry
Parking (areas)
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)
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
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
Places (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • POWER — POWER field value
  • VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
  • way — Geometry
Power lines
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
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
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
Railways (points)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • religion — religion field value
  • way — Geometry
Religion (areas)
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)
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
Roads
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
Road infrastructure
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • shop — shop field value
  • way — Geometry
Shop (areas)
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)
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • sport — sport field value
  • way — Geometry
Sport (areas)
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)
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 (areas)
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)
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
Routes
Fields of layer:
  • osm_id — ID in OSM base
  • name — Local name
  • name_en — Name in English
  • WATERWAY — WATERWAY field value
  • way — Geometry
Streams and ditches
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
Lakes, swamps and large rivers
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Coastline
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Land border
Fields of layer:
  • id — Local ID
Ocean border

Legend of map of Lesotho and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Lesotho

NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countrieslinesadmin_level = '2'63
Administrative level 4linesadmin_level = '4'3
Administrative level 5linesadmin_level = '5'62
Administrative level 6linesadmin_level = '6'5
Administrative level 8linesadmin_level = '8'7
Administrative level 10linesadmin_level = '10'38
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countriespolygonsadmin_level = '2'1
Administrative level 5polygonsadmin_level = '5'10
Administrative level 6polygonsadmin_level = '6'1
Administrative level 10polygonsadmin_level = '10'7
Placespolygonsplace = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'79
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Townpolygonsplace = 'town'1
Villagepolygonsplace = 'village'46
Hamletpolygonsplace = 'hamlet'6
Localitypolygonsplace = 'locality'1
Islandpolygonsplace = 'island'1
Farmpolygonsplace = 'farm'13
Isolated dwellingpolygonsplace = 'isolated_dwelling'11
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpointsbuilding is not ''122
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpolygonsbuilding is not ''1026489
Dominantspolygonsbuilding = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'733
Schools and kindergartenspolygonsbuilding = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'1887
Under constructionpolygonsbuilding = 'construction'23282
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
policepointsamenity = 'police'42
fire stationpointsamenity = 'fire_station'2
post boxpointsamenity = 'post_box'2
post officepointsamenity = 'post_office'5
telephonepointsamenity = 'telephone'3
librarypointsamenity = 'library'2
townhallpointsamenity = 'townhall'2
courthousepointsamenity = 'courthouse'9
embassypointsamenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'6
community centrepointsamenity = 'community_centre'6
cemeterypointsamenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'6
marketplacepointsamenity = 'marketplace'3
universitypointsamenity = 'university'2
schoolpointsamenity = 'school'917
kindergartenpointsamenity = 'kindergarten'22
collegepointsamenity = 'college'2
pharmacypointsamenity = 'pharmacy'34
hospitalpointsamenity = 'hospital'2
clinicpointsamenity = 'clinic'33
doctorspointsamenity = 'doctors'3
dentistpointsamenity = 'dentist'6
veterinarypointsamenity = 'veterinary'2
theatrepointsamenity = 'theatre'1
nightclubpointsamenity = 'nightclub'7
swimming poolpointsamenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'1
restaurantpointsamenity = 'restaurant'40
fast foodpointsamenity = 'fast_food'43
cafepointsamenity = 'cafe'32
pubpointsamenity = 'pub'6
bar, biergartenpointsamenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'50
food courtpointsamenity = 'food_court'1
shelterpointsamenity = 'shelter'1
car rentalpointsamenity = 'car_rental'4
car washpointsamenity = 'car_wash'6
bicycle rentalpointsamenity = 'bicycle_rental'1
bankpointsamenity = 'bank'22
atmpointsamenity = 'atm'61
toiletspointsamenity = 'toilets'2082
benchpointsamenity = 'bench'8
drinking waterpointsamenity = 'drinking_water'8
fuelpointsamenity = 'fuel'61
bus stationpoints/polygonsamenity = 'bus_station'15
taxipoints/polygonsamenity = 'taxi'17
airportpoints/polygonsamenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'57
ferry terminalpoints/polygonsamenity = 'ferry_terminal'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Christian churchespointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'20
Mosquepointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'3
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
playgroundpoints/polygonsleisure = 'playground'28
sports centrepoints/polygonsleisure = 'sports_centre'13
stadiumpoints/polygonsleisure = 'stadium'3
trackpointsleisure = 'track'2
slipwaypointsleisure = 'slipway'3
golf coursepointsleisure = 'golf_course'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
supermarket, generalpointsshop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'74
bakerypointsshop = 'bakery'8
kioskpointsshop = 'kiosk'7
department storepointsshop = 'department_store'6
conveniencepointsshop = 'convenience'69
clothespointsshop = 'clothes'63
floristpointsshop = 'florist'1
chemistpointsshop = 'chemist'1
bookspointsshop = 'books'6
butcherpointsshop = 'butcher'20
shoespointsshop = 'shoes'5
alcohol, beveragespointsshop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'25
opticianpointsshop = 'optician'5
giftpointsshop = 'gift'3
sportspointsshop = 'sports'1
stationerypointsshop = 'stationery'2
outdoorpointsshop = 'outdoor'1
mobile phonepointsshop = 'mobile_phone'16
toyspointsshop = 'toys'1
greengrocerpointsshop = 'greengrocer'2
beautypointsshop = 'beauty'6
carpointsshop = 'car'11
bicyclepointsshop = 'bicycle'5
doityourself, hardwarpointsshop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'25
furniturepointsshop = 'furniture'20
computerpointsshop = 'computer'4
hairdresserpointsshop = 'hairdresser'10
car repairpointsshop = 'car_repair'43
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
cyclingpointssport = 'cycling'1
skiingpointssport = 'skiing'1
horse racingpointssport = 'horse_racing'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
artworkpoints/polygonstourism = 'artwork'9
attractionpoints/polygonstourism = 'attraction'17
camp sitepoints/polygonstourism = 'camp_site'32
guest housepoints/polygonstourism = 'guest_house'91
hostelpoints/polygonstourism = 'hostel'13
hotelpointstourism = 'hotel'25
informationpoints/polygonstourism = 'information'13
motelpoints/polygonstourism = 'motel'5
museumpoints/polygonstourism = 'museum'4
picnic sitepointstourism = 'picnic_site'3
viewpointpointstourism = 'viewpoint'44
chaletpoints/polygonstourism = 'chalet'33
yespointstourism = 'yes'2
alpine hutpointstourism = 'alpine_hut'2
boardpointsinformation = 'board'5
guidepostpointsinformation = 'guidepost'7
monumentpointshistoric = 'monument'7
memorialpointshistoric = 'memorial'3
apartmentpointstourism = 'apartment'5
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Coastlineslines1
Water surfacepolygons1
Land boundariespolygons1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Lakes and large riverspolygonsnatural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'6640
Wetlandpolygonsnatural = 'wetland'2830
water' and water notpolygonsnatural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'5954
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Canallineswaterway = 'canal'12
Drainlineswaterway = 'drain'500
Riverlineswaterway = 'river'1112
Streamlineswaterway = 'stream'136846
Otherslineswaterway is not ''139094
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Fencelinesbarrier = 'fence'8092
Walllinesbarrier = 'wall'166188
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towerpointsman_made = 'tower'49
Cell towerpointsman_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'24
Water towerpointsman_made = 'water_tower'35
Water wellpointsman_made = 'water_well'5
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Power lineslinespower is not ''1338
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towers Power linespointspower is not ''12336
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Springpointsnatural = 'spring'6
Peakpointsnatural = 'peak'1876
Treepointsnatural = 'tree'198031
Cave entrancepointsnatural = 'cave_entrance'39
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Citypointsplace = 'city'1
Townpointsplace = 'town'39
Villagepointsplace = 'village'2551
Hamletpointsplace = 'hamlet'2360
Hamletpointsplace = 'locality'95
The capitalpointsplace = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Allotmentspolygonslanduse = 'allotments'1
Basinpolygonslanduse = 'basin'1
Brownfieldpolygonslanduse = 'brownfield'6
Cemeterypolygonslanduse = 'cemetery'2035
Commercialpolygonslanduse = 'commercial'222
Constructionpolygonslanduse = 'construction'57
Farm, farmlandpolygonslanduse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'97310
Farmyardpolygonslanduse = 'farmyard'1243
Forestpolygonslanduse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'5288
Garagespolygonslanduse = 'garages'2
Grasspolygonslanduse = 'grass'125
Greenfieldpolygonslanduse = 'greenfield'3
Industrialpolygonslanduse = 'industrial'547
Landfillpolygonslanduse = 'landfill'136
Meadowpolygonslanduse = 'meadow'99
Quarrypolygonslanduse = 'quarry'454
Recreation groundpolygonslanduse = 'recreation_ground'24
Reservoirpolygonslanduse = 'reservoir'5
Residentialpolygonslanduse = 'residential'14344
Retailpolygonslanduse = 'retail'129
Plant nurserypolygonslanduse = 'plant_nursery'5
Educationpolygonslanduse = 'education'2
Parkpolygonsleisure = 'park'393
Beachpolygonsnatural = 'beach'2
Fellpolygonsnatural = 'fell'28
Grasslandpolygonsnatural = 'grassland'1858
Heathpolygonsnatural = 'heath'1284
Sandpolygonsnatural = 'sand'531
Scrubpolygonsnatural = 'scrub'47199
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Amenitypolygonsamenity is not ''4932
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Leisurepolygonsleisure is not ''1229
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'174
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'174
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Shoppolygonsshop is not ''935
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Sportpolygonssport is not ''524
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Tourismpolygonstourism is not ''134
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
parkingpolygonsamenity = 'parking'296
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Narrow gaugelinesrailway = 'narrow_gauge'4
Platformlinesrailway = 'platform'1
Railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is null12
Service railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is not null31
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Trunklineshighway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'63
Primarylineshighway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'1152
Secondarylineshighway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'674
Tertiarylineshighway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'1580
Unclassifiedlineshighway = 'unclassified'2957
Residentiallineshighway = 'residential'25995
Servicelineshighway = 'service'12693
Footwaylineshighway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'10995
Pathlineshighway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated'42305
Constructionlineshighway = 'construction'30
Cyclewaylineshighway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'14
Living streetlineshighway = 'living_street'15
Pedestrianlineshighway = 'pedestrian'7
Stepslineshighway = 'steps'35
Tracklineshighway = 'track'37191
Bridlewaylineshighway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'211
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Crossingpointshighway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'147
Traffic signalspointshighway = 'traffic_signals'39
Mini roundaboutpointshighway = 'mini_roundabout'3
Stoppointshighway = 'stop'115
Street lamppointshighway = 'street_lamp'297
Bus stoppointshighway = 'bus_stop'194
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
NameTypeOSM TagCount
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Stationpointsrailway = 'station'2
Haltpointsrailway = 'halt'2
.$row2[6].

 

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