Guatemala Shapefiles – Free Download for GIS Mapping & Research
Guatemala shapefiles are now available for free download to support your GIS mapping, research, and academic projects. Whether you’re analysing population distribution, studying infrastructure, or creating custom maps of Guatemala’s diverse regions, these shapefiles provide the essential geospatial layers—cleaned, clipped, and ready to use in QGIS, ArcGIS, and other GIS tools.
What’s Included in the Guatemala Shapefile Package?
The Guatemala shapefile package has been carefully curated and preprocessed to support your GIS workflows. Each dataset is delivered in a .shp format, compressed into ZIP folders for convenient download.
Included in this package are:
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Administrative Boundaries (ADM0 & ADM1): National boundary of Guatemala (ADM0) and first-level divisions such as departments (ADM1). Data sourced from GADM and OpenStreetMap.
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Road Network: Major roads, highways, and transport networks derived from OpenStreetMap.
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Water Bodies: Rivers, lakes, and coastal outlines sourced from Natural Earth.
👉 For municipal/district-level boundaries (ADM2/ADM3), please visit GADM Guatemala.
Coordinate Reference System (CRS) Information
All Guatemala shapefiles use the WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) coordinate system.
This standard ensures seamless compatibility with:
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QGIS
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ArcGIS
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Google Earth Pro
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Mapbox
No reprojection is needed for basic use. If you require UTM or another projection, you can easily transform the files within your GIS software.
Download Guatemala Shapefiles
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Format: Shapefiles in ZIP
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Updated: September 2025
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Size: ~ 248kb
Population Spatial Data for Guatemala
If you need population layers to complement the shapefiles, we recommend the WorldPop Guatemala datasets.
These gridded rasters provide high-resolution population estimates suitable for:
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Demographic studies
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Urban planning
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Public health research
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Environmental analysis
👉 Access here: WorldPop Guatemala
Learn How to Use Shapefiles
If you’re new to GIS, don’t worry—we’ve prepared beginner-friendly tutorials:
These guides cover importing shapefiles, adjusting CRS, styling layers, and running spatial analyses.
Looking for More Shapefiles?
Our growing archive includes GIS shapefiles for countries worldwide. Each package is optimised for QGIS, ArcGIS, and other mapping software.
👉 Browse the full shapefile archive here.
Can’t find your country of interest? Leave a comment or contact us, and we’ll help you get the data.
Licensing & Attribution
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OpenStreetMap (Roads): ODbL 1.0
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Natural Earth (Water, boundaries): Public Domain
- WorldPop (Population): CC BY 4.0
Please provide appropriate citation when using these datasets in your projects.
Idara Eniang is a passionate digital creator and geographer dedicated to making geography simple, visual, and accessible.
