How walkable is Palmira, Valle del Cauca?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Palmira, Valle del Cauca has a walkability score of 43 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 96, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 14th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
708 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Palmira, Valle del Cauca. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Supermercado Comfandi, 7 min
- Plazas de Mercado Palmira, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Guaca Patio Social, 3 min
- Chuzos Pachito, 3 min
Shopping
- Floristería Palmiflor, 1 min
- Colchones Equilibrio, 1 min
Coffee
- Blends, 10 min
- Casa Botero Palmira, 12 min
Banks
- Palmira | Banco de Bogotá, 9 min
- Bancolombia, 10 min
Parks
- Parque lineal, 3 min
- Parque la factoria, 4 min
Schools
- Colegio Asaf y Academia Asaf, 4 min
- Liceo Infantil Juan Gabriel, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Oasis Una Fuente de Inspiración Librería Cristiana, 7 min
- El Rincon Literario, 7 min
Culture & entertainment
- Centro Cultural Guillermo Barney Materon, 10 min
- Salón De Eventos Family, 13 min
Measured from the centre at 3.5309, -76.2955, the point near Palmira, Valle del Cauca's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 155 street intersections per km², and blocks average 79 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Palmira, Valle del Cauca's score of 43 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 46 from 1 to 3 km out and 6 from 3 to 5 km out. 49 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 21% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Palmira, Valle del Cauca. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 46 | 12% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 6 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cali, Colombia | 27 km | 70 |
| Popayán, Colombia | 127 km | 34 |
| Armenia, Colombia, Colombia | 131 km | 41 |
| Neiva, Huila, Colombia | 132 km | 54 |
| Pereira, Colombia, Colombia | 157 km | 45 |
Questions about walking in Palmira, Valle del Cauca
Is Palmira, Valle del Cauca a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Palmira, Valle del Cauca has a walkability score of 43 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 96. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 14th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 643rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Colombia?
Bogotá is the most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with a score of 81. Palmira, Valle del Cauca ranks 14th with 43.
How does Palmira, Valle del Cauca compare with nearby cities?
Palmira, Valle del Cauca sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 43, against Cali (70, 27 km away), Popayán (34, 127 km away) and Armenia, Colombia (41, 131 km away).
Which part of Palmira, Valle del Cauca is most walkable?
Palmira's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 37) and falls most to the south-east (9).
How is Palmira, Valle del Cauca's walkability score calculated?
For Palmira, Valle del Cauca it is the average of 42 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 9 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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