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import hvplot.pandas  # noqa

Using hvplot with geopandas is as simple as loading a geopandas dataframe and calling hvplot on it with geo=True.

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import geopandas as gpd

countries = gpd.read_file(gpd.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres'))
countries.sample(5)

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countries.hvplot(geo=True)

Control the color of the elements using the c option.

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countries.hvplot.polygons(geo=True, c='pop_est', hover_cols='all')

You can even color by another series, such as population density:

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countries.hvplot.polygons(geo=True, c=countries.pop_est/countries.area, clabel='pop density')