Malawi

Extracts data of Malawi from the OpenstreetMaps project for free

OpenStreetMap vector data for Malawi enables GIS professionals and developers to create detailed maps, build navigation applications, and perform spatial analysis on road networks, administrative boundaries, and natural features. This region’s layout, centered around the expansive Lake Malawi, presents unique challenges for data modeling and visualization. The site provides a free daily-updated .pbf extract for direct use with osm2pgsql and standard tools, while an optional premium package offers a ready-to-use QGIS 3 project featuring pre-styled Shapefile and GeoPackage layers with custom icons. This professional setup streamlines workflow for cartography and thematic mapping, ensuring the data is immediately applicable for research, urban planning, or software integration without the need for initial styling.

Main files

  • [malawi.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 7 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 171.21MB; MD5 sum: bedc66e90afc6d41683edb587aad1642.

Additional Files

Prepared geodata of Malawi

You are getting:

  • Fresh geo data from the Openstreetmap project in ESRI Shape or Geopackage format
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  • Ready-made project for the QGIS 3 mapping program
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  • 150+ icons

Samples of maps

 

 

Malawi 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 Malawi and sample project

Statistics on objects in the Malawi

NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countrieslinesadmin_level = '2'124
Administrative level 3linesadmin_level = '3'27
Administrative level 4linesadmin_level = '4'91
Administrative level 5linesadmin_level = '5'14
Administrative level 6linesadmin_level = '6'2
Administrative level 8linesadmin_level = '8'1
Administrative level 9linesadmin_level = '9'23
Administrative level 10linesadmin_level = '10'1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Countriespolygonsadmin_level = '2'3
Administrative level 3polygonsadmin_level = '3'3
Administrative level 4polygonsadmin_level = '4'31
Administrative level 5polygonsadmin_level = '5'55
Administrative level 9polygonsadmin_level = '9'2
Administrative level 10polygonsadmin_level = '10'2
Placespolygonsplace = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling'195
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Townpolygonsplace = 'town'9
Villagepolygonsplace = 'village'133
Hamletpolygonsplace = 'hamlet'17
Localitypolygonsplace = 'locality'18
Islandpolygonsplace = 'island'11
Farmpolygonsplace = 'farm'5
Isolated dwellingpolygonsplace = 'isolated_dwelling'2
Region or countrypolygonsplace = 'region' / place = 'county'1
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpointsbuilding is not ''3426
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Buildingpolygonsbuilding is not ''3570134
Dominantspolygonsbuilding = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university'474
Schools and kindergartenspolygonsbuilding = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten'966
Under constructionpolygonsbuilding = 'construction'9110
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
bicycle parkingpointsamenity = 'bicycle_parking'19
policepointsamenity = 'police'65
post boxpointsamenity = 'post_box'1
post officepointsamenity = 'post_office'26
telephonepointsamenity = 'telephone'3
librarypointsamenity = 'library'9
townhallpointsamenity = 'townhall'11
courthousepointsamenity = 'courthouse'7
prisonpointsamenity = 'prison'3
embassypointsamenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic'14
community centrepointsamenity = 'community_centre'26
nursing homepointsamenity = 'nursing_home'1
arts centrepointsamenity = 'arts_centre'1
cemeterypointsamenity = 'grave_yard' / landuse = 'cemetery'16
marketplacepointsamenity = 'marketplace'123
recyclingpointsamenity = 'recycling'1
universitypointsamenity = 'university'3
schoolpointsamenity = 'school'814
kindergartenpointsamenity = 'kindergarten'20
collegepointsamenity = 'college'35
pharmacypointsamenity = 'pharmacy'37
hospitalpointsamenity = 'hospital'79
clinicpointsamenity = 'clinic'81
doctorspointsamenity = 'doctors'1
dentistpointsamenity = 'dentist'7
veterinarypointsamenity = 'veterinary'6
theatrepointsamenity = 'theatre'5
nightclubpointsamenity = 'nightclub'9
cinemapointsamenity = 'cinema'4
swimming poolpointsamenity = 'swimming_pool' / leisure = 'swimming_pool' / sport = 'swimming' / leisure = 'water_park'7
restaurantpointsamenity = 'restaurant'232
fast foodpointsamenity = 'fast_food'38
cafepointsamenity = 'cafe'29
pubpointsamenity = 'pub'56
bar, biergartenpointsamenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten'80
food courtpointsamenity = 'food_court'1
shelterpointsamenity = 'shelter'8
car rentalpointsamenity = 'car_rental'8
car washpointsamenity = 'car_wash'3
bicycle rentalpointsamenity = 'bicycle_rental'1
bankpointsamenity = 'bank'123
atmpointsamenity = 'atm'100
toiletspointsamenity = 'toilets'3151
benchpointsamenity = 'bench'5
drinking waterpointsamenity = 'drinking_water'101
fuelpointsamenity = 'fuel'194
bus stationpoints/polygonsamenity = 'bus_station'43
taxipoints/polygonsamenity = 'taxi'6
airportpoints/polygonsamenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip'35
ferry terminalpoints/polygonsamenity = 'ferry_terminal'34
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Christian churchespointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian'142
Mosquepointsamenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'muslim'50
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
playgroundpoints/polygonsleisure = 'playground'24
sports centrepoints/polygonsleisure = 'sports_centre'19
stadiumpoints/polygonsleisure = 'stadium'15
marinapointsleisure = 'marina'1
slipwaypointsleisure = 'slipway'12
golf coursepointsleisure = 'golf_course'4
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
supermarket, generalpointsshop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general'118
bakerypointsshop = 'bakery'13
kioskpointsshop = 'kiosk'72
mallpointsshop = 'mall'6
department storepointsshop = 'department_store'4
conveniencepointsshop = 'convenience'94
clothespointsshop = 'clothes'25
floristpointsshop = 'florist'1
chemistpointsshop = 'chemist'3
bookspointsshop = 'books'22
butcherpointsshop = 'butcher'15
shoespointsshop = 'shoes'7
alcohol, beveragespointsshop = 'alcohol' / shop = 'beverages'20
opticianpointsshop = 'optician'3
giftpointsshop = 'gift'8
sportspointsshop = 'sports'1
stationerypointsshop = 'stationery'10
mobile phonepointsshop = 'mobile_phone'12
toyspointsshop = 'toys'2
greengrocerpointsshop = 'greengrocer'6
beautypointsshop = 'beauty'6
carpointsshop = 'car'13
bicyclepointsshop = 'bicycle'10
doityourself, hardwarpointsshop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware'52
furniturepointsshop = 'furniture'8
computerpointsshop = 'computer'7
garden centrepointsshop = 'garden_centre'1
hairdresserpointsshop = 'hairdresser'17
car repairpointsshop = 'car_repair'26
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
fitnesspointssport = 'fitness'1
soccerpointssport = 'soccer'5
swimmingpointssport = 'swimming'2
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
artworkpoints/polygonstourism = 'artwork'47
attractionpoints/polygonstourism = 'attraction'85
camp sitepoints/polygonstourism = 'camp_site'81
guest housepoints/polygonstourism = 'guest_house'180
hostelpoints/polygonstourism = 'hostel'168
hotelpointstourism = 'hotel'213
informationpoints/polygonstourism = 'information'25
motelpoints/polygonstourism = 'motel'43
museumpoints/polygonstourism = 'museum'10
picnic sitepointstourism = 'picnic_site'11
theme parkpoints/polygonstourism = 'theme_park'2
viewpointpointstourism = 'viewpoint'104
zoopoints/polygonstourism = 'zoo'2
chaletpoints/polygonstourism = 'chalet'9
alpine hutpointstourism = 'alpine_hut'6
boardpointsinformation = 'board'1
guidepostpointsinformation = 'guidepost'1
monumentpointshistoric = 'monument'9
memorialpointshistoric = 'memorial'9
apartmentpointstourism = 'apartment'17
gallerypointstourism = 'gallery'1
wilderness hutpointstourism = 'wilderness_hut'3
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Coastlineslines1
Water surfacepolygons1
Land boundariespolygons1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Lakes and large riverspolygonsnatural = 'water' / waterway = 'riverbank'1812
Wetlandpolygonsnatural = 'wetland'495
water' and water notpolygonsnatural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir'1472
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Canallineswaterway = 'canal'370
Drainlineswaterway = 'drain'677
Riverlineswaterway = 'river'4348
Streamlineswaterway = 'stream'17422
Otherslineswaterway is not ''24743
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Fencelinesbarrier = 'fence'1260
Walllinesbarrier = 'wall'5165
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towerpointsman_made = 'tower'79
Cell towerpointsman_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication'61
Water towerpointsman_made = 'water_tower'8
Lookout towerpointsman_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'observation'4
Lighthousepointsman_made = 'lighthouse'1
Water wellpointsman_made = 'water_well'155
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Power lineslinespower is not ''323
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Towers Power linespointspower is not ''12380
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Springpointsnatural = 'spring'16
Peakpointsnatural = 'peak'374
Volcanopoints/polygonsnatural = 'volcano'1
Treepointsnatural = 'tree'3449
Cave entrancepointsnatural = 'cave_entrance'2
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Citypointsplace = 'city'5
Townpointsplace = 'town'68
Villagepointsplace = 'village'2600
Hamletpointsplace = 'hamlet'232
Hamletpointsplace = 'locality'11
The capitalpointsplace = 'city' + is_capital = 'country' / admin_level = '2' / capital = 'yes' + 'admin_level' is null1
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Allotmentspolygonslanduse = 'allotments'1
Basinpolygonslanduse = 'basin'68
Brownfieldpolygonslanduse = 'brownfield'16
Cemeterypolygonslanduse = 'cemetery'107
Commercialpolygonslanduse = 'commercial'56
Constructionpolygonslanduse = 'construction'51
Farm, farmlandpolygonslanduse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland'2707
Farmyardpolygonslanduse = 'farmyard'318
Forestpolygonslanduse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural'1133
Garagespolygonslanduse = 'garages'1
Grasspolygonslanduse = 'grass'137
Greenfieldpolygonslanduse = 'greenfield'9
Industrialpolygonslanduse = 'industrial'178
Landfillpolygonslanduse = 'landfill'6
Meadowpolygonslanduse = 'meadow'123
Quarrypolygonslanduse = 'quarry'27
Recreation groundpolygonslanduse = 'recreation_ground'72
Reservoirpolygonslanduse = 'reservoir'46
Residentialpolygonslanduse = 'residential'28874
Retailpolygonslanduse = 'retail'32
Village greenpolygonslanduse = 'village_green'3
Plant nurserypolygonslanduse = 'plant_nursery'6
Educationpolygonslanduse = 'education'33
Parkpolygonsleisure = 'park'254
Beachpolygonsnatural = 'beach'110
Grasslandpolygonsnatural = 'grassland'171
Heathpolygonsnatural = 'heath'48
Sandpolygonsnatural = 'sand'139
Scrubpolygonsnatural = 'scrub'520
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Amenitypolygonsamenity is not ''1897
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Leisurepolygonsleisure is not ''1385
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'308
Place of worshippolygonsamenity = 'place_of_worship'308
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Shoppolygonsshop is not ''240
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Sportpolygonssport is not ''426
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Tourismpolygonstourism is not ''291
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
parkingpolygonsamenity = 'parking'284
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
ferrylinesroute = 'ferry'14
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Abandonedlinesrailway = 'abandoned'11
Constructionlinesrailway = 'construction'7
Light raillinesrailway = 'light_rail'1
Narrow gaugelinesrailway = 'narrow_gauge'1
Platformlinesrailway = 'platform'27
Railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is null328
Service railwaylinesrailway = 'rail' + service is not null217
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Trunklineshighway = 'trunk' / highway = 'trunk_link'1016
Primarylineshighway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link'293
Secondarylineshighway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link'1284
Tertiarylineshighway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link'3558
Unclassifiedlineshighway = 'unclassified'49283
Residentiallineshighway = 'residential'133540
Servicelineshighway = 'service'7032
Footwaylineshighway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated'7681
Pathlineshighway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated'182694
Constructionlineshighway = 'construction'16
Roadlineshighway = 'road'15
Cyclewaylineshighway = 'cycleway' / highway = 'path' + cycle = 'designated'24
Living streetlineshighway = 'living_street'46
Pedestrianlineshighway = 'pedestrian'9
Stepslineshighway = 'steps'34
Tracklineshighway = 'track'91585
Bridlewaylineshighway = 'bridleway' / highway = 'path' + horse = 'designated'5
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Crossingpointshighway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing'1427
Traffic signalspointshighway = 'traffic_signals'16
Mini roundaboutpointshighway = 'mini_roundabout'5
Street lamppointshighway = 'street_lamp'14
Bus stoppointshighway = 'bus_stop'107
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
NameTypeOSM TagCount
squarepolygonsplace = 'square'3
.$row2[6].
NameTypeOSM TagCount
Stationpointsrailway = 'station'29
Haltpointsrailway = 'halt'12
.$row2[6].

 

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