Download Place Name Data
Search and download location data by country and feature type. Export as CSV, GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML, and more. Powered by GeoNames.
All results are point locations (lat/lng coordinates). These are not polygon or line geometries — for boundary polygons try our administrative boundaries tool, and for river or coastline lines try Natural Earth.
About This Tool
This tool lets you search and download point location data for named geographical features in any country — mountain peaks, cities and towns, airports, castles, caves, and waterfalls. Data is sourced from GeoNames, a free and open geographical database containing over 11 million named features worldwide.
Points Only — What That Means
All data from this tool is delivered as point locations — a single latitude/longitude coordinate per feature. A mountain peak is the summit point. A city is a centroid. An airport is a single marker. These are not polygon or line geometries. If you need boundary polygons (e.g. the outline of France), use our administrative boundaries tool. For river lines and coastlines, use Natural Earth.
Feature Types
Mountain Peaks
Summit point locations sorted by elevation. Filter by minimum height to get only high-altitude peaks. Elevation data from SRTM.
Cities & Towns
Populated places from capitals to small towns, sorted by population. Use the minimum population filter to focus on major urban centres.
Airports
Airport locations as point features. Useful for transport mapping, accessibility analysis, and proximity calculations.
Castles
Castle and fortification locations. Particularly useful for historical mapping, tourism datasets, and heritage projects.
Caves
Cave entrance locations. Useful for geological, ecological, and adventure tourism mapping projects.
Waterfalls
Waterfall point locations. Common in tourism, hydrology, and landscape analysis projects.
Export Formats
CSV
Comma-separated values with name, latitude, longitude, country, region, elevation, and population columns. Opens directly in Excel, Google Sheets, or any data tool.
GeoJSON
The most widely used open vector format. Works directly in QGIS, Mapbox, Leaflet, and most web mapping tools.
Shapefile (ZIP)
The standard format for desktop GIS software. Opens in QGIS, ArcGIS, MapInfo, and other applications.
KML
Compatible with Google Earth, Google Maps, and other geospatial viewers. Converted in your browser using GDAL.
GeoPackage
An OGC-standard SQLite-based format. A single portable file well-supported in modern GIS tools.
FlatGeobuf
A high-performance binary format designed for fast streaming in web GIS applications.
Data Source & License
All data is sourced from GeoNames, a free geographical database containing over 11 million place names and features globally. GeoNames data is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) license. You are free to use, share, and adapt this data for any purpose including commercial use, provided you attribute GeoNames appropriately.