How walkable is Tasikmalaya?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Tasikmalaya has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the least walkable of the 22 cities ranked in Indonesia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
611 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tasikmalaya. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and schools. It is weakest for parks.
Groceries
- Acc Frozen Mart, 13 min
- Pasar Wetan, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Nyiur Indah, 3 min
- Soto Sapi H. Didi, 3 min
Shopping
- Dadaha Phone, 2 min
- GOLDEN petshop, 3 min
Coffee
- Muse Coffee, 3 min
- Alchemist Coffee & Roastery, 3 min
Banks
- Bank Mayapada, 7 min
- BTPN, 8 min
Parks
Schools
- Campus SMAN5 Tasikmalaya, 7 min
- SMA Negeri 1 Tasikmalaya, 7 min
Books & libraries
- AA Toko, 12 min
- Gramedia Tasikmalaya, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Tasik XXI, 16 min
- 21 Cineplex, 16 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 17 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -7.3352, 108.2207, the point near Tasikmalaya'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 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 63 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Tasikmalaya's score of 42 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, 55 from 1 to 3 km out and 27 from 3 to 5 km out. 11 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. 18% 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 Tasikmalaya. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 84 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 55 | 31% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 27 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cirebon, Indonesia | 78 km | 57 |
| Bandung, Indonesia | 81 km | 87 |
| Bogor, Indonesia | 178 km | 65 |
| Bekasi, Indonesia | 183 km | 76 |
| Depok, Indonesia | 186 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Tasikmalaya
Is Tasikmalaya a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Tasikmalaya has a walkability score of 42 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84. 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 22nd of 22 cities in Indonesia and joint 649th 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. Tasikmalaya ranks 22nd with 42.
How does Tasikmalaya compare with nearby cities?
Tasikmalaya is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 42, against Cirebon (57, 78 km away), Bandung (87, 81 km away) and Bogor (65, 178 km away).
Which part of Tasikmalaya is most walkable?
Tasikmalaya's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 84. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 49) and falls most to the south-west (16).
How is Tasikmalaya's walkability score calculated?
For Tasikmalaya it is the average of 80 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 14 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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