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OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)

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Daily-updated OpenStreetMap data extract for Nigeria in .osm.pbf (~677 MB), ESRI shapefile .shp.zip (~2.0 GB) and .gpkg.zip (~2.0 GB), plus dated historical snapshots. Distributed by Geofabrik under ODbL.

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Category
Datasets
Pricing
Free / ODbL
Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
{
  "name": "OpenStreetMap Nigeria Extract (Geofabrik)",
  "slug": "openstreetmap-nigeria-extract-geofabrik",
  "category": "DATASET",
  "country": "NG",
  "docs_status": "LIVE",
  "licensing_required": "NONE",
  "verified": true,
  "last_verified": "2026-10-10",
  "website": "https://download.geofabrik.de/africa/nigeria.html",
  "documentation_url": "https://download.geofabrik.de/africa.html"
}
get_resource("openstreetmap-nigeria-extract-geofabrik") — via the Wycord MCP server

Verification history

  • 10 Oct 2026 · live
  • 7 Oct 2026 · live
  • 4 Oct 2026 · live
  • 1 Oct 2026 · unavailable
  • 28 Sept 2026 · live
  • 25 Sept 2026 · live
  • 22 Sept 2026 · unavailable
  • 22 Sept 2026 · live

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openstreetmap
osm
shapefile
geopackage
vector

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