How walkable is Manado?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Manado has a walkability score of 65 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 14th most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,376 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Manado. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Pasar Unyil, 9 min
- Agen Varash kota Manado - harmoni, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Depot Air Minum Miracle, 5 min
- Millennium Executive Night Club, 6 min
Shopping
- Kenko RevRiders, 5 min
- Rotelli Megamall, 6 min
Coffee
- Mahakeret Barat Lingk. 1 Kolom 27, 8 min
- LIFE COFEE DRINKS & Foods, 9 min
Banks
- Bank CIMB Niaga, 10 min
- Bank BRI, 11 min
Parks
- KONI, 16 min
- Stadio, 18 min
Schools
- SD Negeri 62 Manado, 6 min
- SD Negeri 44 Manado, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Perpustakaan Umum Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, 15 min
- Gramedia, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Sulawesi Utara, 9 min
- Diva Family Karaoke Sam Ratulangi, 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 1.4783, 124.8422, the point near Manado'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 185 street intersections per km², and blocks average 65 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Manado's score of 65 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 94 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 50 from 3 to 5 km out. 35 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. 50% 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 Manado. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 86 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 94 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 80% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 50 | 20% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| General Santos, Philippines | 517 km | 39 |
| Davao City, Philippines | 628 km | 67 |
| Zamboanga City, Philippines | 678 km | 45 |
| Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | 780 km | 51 |
Questions about walking in Manado
Is Manado a walkable city?
Partly. Manado has a walkability score of 65 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 86. 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 14th of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 378th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Indonesia?
Jakarta is the most walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia, with a score of 91. Manado ranks joint 14th with 65.
How does Manado compare with nearby cities?
Manado sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 65, against General Santos (39, 517 km away), Davao City (67, 628 km away) and Zamboanga City (45, 678 km away).
Which part of Manado is most walkable?
The streets just around Manado's centre are its most walkable, averaging 94 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 86. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 78) and falls most to the south-east (28).
How is Manado's walkability score calculated?
For Manado it is the average of 56 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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