OpenStreetMap vector data for Sao Tome and Principe supports professional mapping, navigation systems, spatial analysis, and cartography for this island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. This dataset provides a free, daily updated .pbf extract of the geospatial infrastructure. For users seeking a streamlined workflow, a paid QGIS 3 project is available, featuring pre-styled Shapefile or GeoPackage layers and icon libraries tailored to the region's specific topology. The archipelago consists of two main islands, Sao Tome and Principe, located approximately 240 kilometers off the west coast of Gabon, characterized by a mountainous landscape and tropical rainforests.
Main files
- [sao_tome_and_principe.pbf] - for osm2pgsql, Osmium, Osmosis, imposm, mkgmap, and others. This file was last modified 12 hours ago and contains all OSM data up to September 07 2026 23:00:00 UTC. File size: 1.33MB; MD5 sum: 39b69196a3bc8a51539517f6c286f509.
Additional Files
- [sao_tome_and_principe.poly] - file that describes the extent of this region. About POLY format
- [sao_tome_and_principe.geojson] - file that describes the extent of this region. About GeoJSON format
Prepared geodata of Sao Tome and Principe
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Samples of maps
Sao Tome and Principe map layers
Amenity (areas) 211
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) 217
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) 123
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- barrier — barrier field value
- way — Geometry
Boundary (areas) 31
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) 37
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 18229
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) 9
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 1435
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) 131
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) 5
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) 48
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) 3797
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- natural — natural field value
- way — Geometry
Parking (areas) 49
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) 1
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) 36
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) 438
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 70
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 406
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- POWER — POWER field value
- VOLTAGE — VOLTAGE field value
- way — Geometry
Railways 7
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) 5
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) 26
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) 11
Fields of layer:
- osm_id — ID in OSM base
- name — Local name
- name_en — Name in English
- religion — religion field value
- way — Geometry
Roads 2840
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 45
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) 21
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) 55
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) 44
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) 1
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) 14
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) 92
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 3
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 500
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 79
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 Sao Tome and Principe and sample project
Statistics on objects in the Sao Tome and Principe
Boundary / Boundary (lines)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | lines | admin_level = '2' | 2 |
| Administrative level 6 | lines | admin_level = '6' | 22 |
Boundary / Boundary (Polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Countries | polygons | admin_level = '2' | 1 |
| Administrative level 4 | polygons | admin_level = '4' | 1 |
| Administrative level 6 | polygons | admin_level = '6' | 7 |
| Places | polygons | place = 'city' / place = 'town' / place = 'village' / place = 'hamlet' / place = 'locality' / place = 'suburb' / place = 'island' / place = 'farm' / place = 'isolated_dwelling' | 5 |
Boundary of settlements and territories
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Hamlet | polygons | place = 'hamlet' | 2 |
| Island | polygons | place = 'island' | 3 |
Building (points)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | points | building is not '' | 9 |
Building (polygons)
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Building | polygons | building is not '' | 18229 |
| Dominants | polygons | building = 'church' / building = 'government' / building = 'cathedral' / building = 'public' / building = 'hospital' / building = 'train_station' / building = 'chapel' / building = 'college' / building = 'university' | 16 |
| Schools and kindergartens | polygons | building = 'school' / building = 'kindergarten' | 14 |
| Under construction | polygons | building = 'construction' | 6 |
Facilities and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| police | points | amenity = 'police' | 3 |
| post office | points | amenity = 'post_office' | 1 |
| library | points | amenity = 'library' | 1 |
| townhall | points | amenity = 'townhall' | 2 |
| embassy | points | amenity = 'embassy' / office = 'diplomatic' | 6 |
| community centre | points | amenity = 'community_centre' | 1 |
| marketplace | points | amenity = 'marketplace' | 4 |
| recycling | points | amenity = 'recycling' | 1 |
| school | points | amenity = 'school' | 5 |
| kindergarten | points | amenity = 'kindergarten' | 6 |
| pharmacy | points | amenity = 'pharmacy' | 5 |
| hospital | points | amenity = 'hospital' | 7 |
| clinic | points | amenity = 'clinic' | 5 |
| veterinary | points | amenity = 'veterinary' | 1 |
| nightclub | points | amenity = 'nightclub' | 4 |
| restaurant | points | amenity = 'restaurant' | 60 |
| fast food | points | amenity = 'fast_food' | 1 |
| cafe | points | amenity = 'cafe' | 5 |
| pub | points | amenity = 'pub' | 1 |
| bar, biergarten | points | amenity = 'bar' / amenity = 'biergarten' | 17 |
| shelter | points | amenity = 'shelter' | 4 |
| car rental | points | amenity = 'car_rental' | 4 |
| car wash | points | amenity = 'car_wash' | 3 |
| bank | points | amenity = 'bank' | 14 |
| atm | points | amenity = 'atm' | 6 |
| toilets | points | amenity = 'toilets' | 2 |
| bench | points | amenity = 'bench' | 7 |
| fuel | points | amenity = 'fuel' | 12 |
| bus station | points/polygons | amenity = 'bus_station' | 1 |
| airport | points/polygons | amenity = 'airport' / aeroway = 'aerodrome' + type is not 'airstrip' | 2 |
| ferry terminal | points/polygons | amenity = 'ferry_terminal' | 7 |
Facilities and Services / Places of Worship
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Christian churches | points | amenity = 'place_of_worship' + religion = 'christian' | 11 |
Facilities and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| fishing | points | leisure = 'fishing' | 1 |
| playground | points/polygons | leisure = 'playground' | 1 |
| sports centre | points/polygons | leisure = 'sports_centre' | 3 |
| stadium | points/polygons | leisure = 'stadium' | 3 |
Facilities and Services / Shops and Services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| supermarket, general | points | shop = 'supermarket' / shop = 'general' | 4 |
| bakery | points | shop = 'bakery' | 6 |
| convenience | points | shop = 'convenience' | 9 |
| clothes | points | shop = 'clothes' | 1 |
| jewelry | points | shop = 'jewelry' | 1 |
| gift | points | shop = 'gift' | 4 |
| car | points | shop = 'car' | 1 |
| doityourself, hardwar | points | shop = 'doityourself' / shop = 'hardware' | 2 |
| hairdresser | points | shop = 'hairdresser' | 2 |
| car repair | points | shop = 'car_repair' | 5 |
Facilities and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| soccer | points | sport = 'soccer' | 1 |
Facilities and services / Tourist facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| artwork | points/polygons | tourism = 'artwork' | 9 |
| attraction | points/polygons | tourism = 'attraction' | 12 |
| camp site | points/polygons | tourism = 'camp_site' | 1 |
| guest house | points/polygons | tourism = 'guest_house' | 9 |
| hostel | points/polygons | tourism = 'hostel' | 1 |
| hotel | points | tourism = 'hotel' | 33 |
| information | points/polygons | tourism = 'information' | 4 |
| museum | points/polygons | tourism = 'museum' | 2 |
| viewpoint | points | tourism = 'viewpoint' | 17 |
| chalet | points/polygons | tourism = 'chalet' | 2 |
| board | points | information = 'board' | 2 |
| monument | points | historic = 'monument' | 1 |
| memorial | points | historic = 'memorial' | 11 |
| apartment | points | tourism = 'apartment' | 5 |
| gallery | points | tourism = 'gallery' | 1 |
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' | 62 |
| Wetland | polygons | natural = 'wetland' | 17 |
| water' and water not | polygons | natural = 'water' + water is not 'river' + water is not 'reservoir' | 47 |
Hydrography / Rivers, streams, canals
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Canal | lines | waterway = 'canal' | 34 |
| Drain | lines | waterway = 'drain' | 35 |
| River | lines | waterway = 'river' | 79 |
| Stream | lines | waterway = 'stream' | 323 |
| Others | lines | waterway is not '' | 500 |
Infrastructure / Fences
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Fence | lines | barrier = 'fence' | 36 |
| Wall | lines | barrier = 'wall' | 80 |
Infrastructure / Man-made objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tower | points | man_made = 'tower' | 1 |
| Cell tower | points | man_made = 'tower' + tower:type = 'communication' | 1 |
| Lighthouse | points | man_made = 'lighthouse' | 2 |
Infrastructure / Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Power lines | lines | power is not '' | 81 |
Infrastructure / Towers Power lines
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Towers Power lines | points | power is not '' | 406 |
Natural objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Spring | points | natural = 'spring' | 1 |
| Peak | points | natural = 'peak' | 94 |
| Volcano | points/polygons | natural = 'volcano' | 1 |
| Tree | points | natural = 'tree' | 3681 |
Settlements
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| City | points | place = 'city' | 1 |
| Town | points | place = 'town' | 7 |
| Village | points | place = 'village' | 57 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'hamlet' | 328 |
| Hamlet | points | place = 'locality' | 14 |
| 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 |
| Brownfield | polygons | landuse = 'brownfield' | 2 |
| Cemetery | polygons | landuse = 'cemetery' | 7 |
| Commercial | polygons | landuse = 'commercial' | 5 |
| Construction | polygons | landuse = 'construction' | 2 |
| Farm, farmland | polygons | landuse = 'farm' / landuse = 'farmland' | 182 |
| Farmyard | polygons | landuse = 'farmyard' | 6 |
| Forest | polygons | landuse = 'forest' / landuse = 'natural' | 3 |
| Grass | polygons | landuse = 'grass' | 93 |
| Industrial | polygons | landuse = 'industrial' | 15 |
| Meadow | polygons | landuse = 'meadow' | 3 |
| Quarry | polygons | landuse = 'quarry' | 8 |
| Recreation ground | polygons | landuse = 'recreation_ground' | 1 |
| Residential | polygons | landuse = 'residential' | 411 |
| Retail | polygons | landuse = 'retail' | 4 |
| Village green | polygons | landuse = 'village_green' | 3 |
| Park | polygons | leisure = 'park' | 20 |
| Beach | polygons | natural = 'beach' | 120 |
| Grassland | polygons | natural = 'grassland' | 90 |
| Sand | polygons | natural = 'sand' | 2 |
| Scrub | polygons | natural = 'scrub' | 86 |
Territories of services and services / Facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Amenity | polygons | amenity is not '' | 211 |
Territories of services and services / Recreation
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Leisure | polygons | leisure is not '' | 131 |
Territories of services and services / Religious objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 25 |
| Place of worship | polygons | amenity = 'place_of_worship' | 25 |
Territories of services and services / Shops and services
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Shop | polygons | shop is not '' | 21 |
Territories of services and services / Sports facilities
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Sport | polygons | sport is not '' | 44 |
Territories of services and services / Tourist objects
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Tourism | polygons | tourism is not '' | 14 |
Transport / Parking
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| parking | polygons | amenity = 'parking' | 49 |
Transport / Public transport routes
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| ferry | lines | route = 'ferry' | 3 |
Transport / Railway platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Platforms.webp)
Transport / Railways
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Road
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Primary | lines | highway = 'primary' / highway = 'primary_link' | 117 |
| Secondary | lines | highway = 'secondary' / highway = 'secondary_link' | 79 |
| Tertiary | lines | highway = 'tertiary' / highway = 'tertiary_link' | 125 |
| Unclassified | lines | highway = 'unclassified' | 151 |
| Residential | lines | highway = 'residential' | 1150 |
| Service | lines | highway = 'service' | 343 |
| Footway | lines | highway = 'footway' / highway = 'path' + foot = 'designated' | 168 |
| Path | lines | highway = 'path' + cycle is not 'designated' + foot is not 'designated' + horse is not 'designated' | 353 |
| Living street | lines | highway = 'living_street' | 3 |
| Pedestrian | lines | highway = 'pedestrian' | 3 |
| Steps | lines | highway = 'steps' | 23 |
| Track | lines | highway = 'track' | 325 |
Transport / Road infrastructure
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| Crossing | points | highway = 'crossing' / railway = 'level_crossing' | 27 |
| Stop | points | highway = 'stop' | 5 |
| Street lamp | points | highway = 'street_lamp' | 2 |
| Bus stop | points | highway = 'bus_stop' | 11 |
Transport / Roadside service
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
Transport / Squares
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
| square | polygons | place = 'square' | 4 |
![.$row2[6].](/img/Squere.webp)
Transport / Stations and platforms
| Name | Type | OSM Tag | Count |
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