Water Points

Name: Ghana Water Points
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Boreholes, wells, water towers and drinking water points in Ghana. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 704 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵19.00704 recordsInfrastructure

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT
water_type	TEXT
pump	TEXT
operator	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Water Points
nameTEXT	water typeTEXT	pumpTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
—	Water Tower	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ada East	—	5.781391	0.627845	—	—	node/901048843	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Pipe Tank	Water Tower	—	—	Central Region	Agona West Municipal	—	5.544349	-0.693988	—	—	node/1708912192	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Water Well	Manual	—	Upper East Region	Builsa South	—	10.323369	-1.243046	—	—	node/1913126817	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Water Well	Manual	—	North East Region	Mamprugu Moagduri	—	10.324269	-1.162597	—	—	node/1913126826	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
—	Water Well	No	—	Upper East Region	Builsa South	—	10.324496	-1.246783	—	—	node/1913126833	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT	water typeTEXT	pumpTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-water_type-1	example-pump-1	example-operator-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-water_type-2	example-pump-2	example-operator-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-water_type-3	example-pump-3	example-operator-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-water_type-4	example-pump-4	example-operator-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-water_type-5	example-pump-5	example-operator-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-water_type-6	example-pump-6	example-operator-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-water_type-7	example-pump-7	example-operator-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-water_type-8	example-pump-8	example-operator-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026had warnings
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Water points (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/water-points

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT

water_type

TEXT

pump

TEXT

operator

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT

water typeTEXT

pumpTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

—

Water Tower

—

Greater Accra Region

Ada East

—

5.781391

0.627845

—

node/901048843

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Pipe Tank

Water Tower

—

Central Region

Agona West Municipal

—

5.544349

-0.693988

—

node/1708912192

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Water Well

Manual

—

Upper East Region

Builsa South

—

10.323369

-1.243046

—

node/1913126817

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Water Well

Manual

—

North East Region

Mamprugu Moagduri

—

10.324269

-1.162597

—

node/1913126826

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

—

Water Well

—

Upper East Region

Builsa South

—

10.324496

-1.246783

—

node/1913126833

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT

water typeTEXT

pumpTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

example-name-1

example-water_type-1

example-pump-1

example-operator-1

example-region-1

example-district-1

example-locality-1

example-phone-1

example-website-1

example-source-1

example-name-2

example-water_type-2

example-pump-2

example-operator-2

example-region-2

example-district-2

example-locality-2

example-phone-2

example-website-2

example-source-2

example-name-3

example-water_type-3

example-pump-3

example-operator-3

example-region-3

example-district-3

example-locality-3

example-phone-3

example-website-3

example-source-3

example-name-4

example-water_type-4

example-pump-4

example-operator-4

example-region-4

example-district-4

example-locality-4

example-phone-4

example-website-4

example-source-4

example-name-5

example-water_type-5

example-pump-5

example-operator-5

example-region-5

example-district-5

example-locality-5

example-phone-5

example-website-5

example-source-5

example-name-6

example-water_type-6

example-pump-6

example-operator-6

example-region-6

example-district-6

example-locality-6

example-phone-6

example-website-6

example-source-6

example-name-7

example-water_type-7

example-pump-7

example-operator-7

example-region-7

example-district-7

example-locality-7

example-phone-7

example-website-7

example-source-7

example-name-8

example-water_type-8

example-pump-8

example-operator-8

example-region-8

example-district-8

example-locality-8

example-phone-8

example-website-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Water points (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/water-points

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/water_points",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]