How walkable is Villavicencio?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Villavicencio has a walkability score of 50 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 10th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,088 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Villavicencio. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Éxito Unicentro Villavicencio, 7 min
- Alkosto Villavicencio, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bar Ella Baila Sola, 3 min
- Licorera Alcaravan, 4 min
Shopping
- Bricococinas Cocinas Integrales, 3 min
- Acrilicos del Meta, 3 min
Coffee
- Café Bocore, 8 min
- Módulo 314, 14 min
Banks
- Bancolombia Unicentro Villavicencio, 8 min
- Oficina de Recaudos y Pagos Avenida 40 Villavicencio | Banco de Bogotá, 9 min
Parks
- Parque el canaima, 13 min
- Complejo Deportivo, 13 min
Schools
- Colegio Escuela Normal Superior de Villavicencio, 5 min
- Colegio Guatiquia, 12 min
Books & libraries
- Papelería Cervantes, 24 min
- Librería La Sabiduría, 25 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cine Procinal Centro Comercial Unicentro, 8 min
- Cinema Procinal Unicentro Sala 1, 8 min
Measured from the centre at 4.1402, -73.6301, the point near Villavicencio'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 193 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Villavicencio's score of 50 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 61 from 1 to 3 km out and 29 from 3 to 5 km out. 32 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. 31% 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 Villavicencio. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 61 | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 29 | 7% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogotá, Colombia | 73 km | 81 |
| Soacha, Colombia | 82 km | 50 |
| Ibagué, Colombia | 178 km | 54 |
| Neiva, Huila, Colombia | 227 km | 54 |
| Armenia, Colombia, Colombia | 232 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Villavicencio
Is Villavicencio a walkable city?
Partly. Villavicencio has a walkability score of 50 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 95. 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 joint 10th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 595th 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. Villavicencio ranks joint 10th with 50.
How does Villavicencio compare with nearby cities?
Villavicencio is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 50, against Bogotá (81, 73 km away), Soacha (50, 82 km away) and Ibagué (54, 178 km away).
Which part of Villavicencio is most walkable?
Villavicencio's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 51) and falls most to the north-east (11).
How is Villavicencio's walkability score calculated?
For Villavicencio it is the average of 59 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 18 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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