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How walkable is Maputo?
Maputo has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 160th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
445 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Maputo. The nearest grocery is A cadeira, about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping and banks. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- A cadeira480 m · 6 min
- Lanchonete Raja530 m · 7 min
- Antário Supermercado910 m · 11 min
- KFC320 m · 4 min
- Jimmys Killer Grills Karl Max420 m · 5 min
- Padaria Lafões440 m · 6 min
- Olho Clínico Optica180 m · 2 min
- Alfaiataria Âncora360 m · 4 min
- Baby City390 m · 5 min
- Pasteleria Marmara620 m · 8 min
- The Green Zone620 m · 8 min
- Bean Tree Café950 m · 12 min
- BCI290 m · 4 min
- Nedbank350 m · 4 min
- Millennium bim1.6 km · 19 min
- Jardim da Liberdade690 m · 9 min
- Jardim Nangade (Jardim Dona Berta)780 m · 10 min
- Praça da Independência960 m · 12 min
- EPC Filipe Samuel Magaia680 m · 9 min
- Centro Infantil A Toca dos Coelhinhos760 m · 10 min
- Escola Particular Isaac Newton790 m · 10 min
- Livraria Cristã1.4 km · 17 min
- Biblioteca Nacional de Moçambique1.4 km · 18 min
- Livraria Dort1.8 km · 23 min
- Cine Afrika740 m · 9 min
- Museu Nacional de Arte910 m · 11 min
- Museu da Revolução1.0 km · 13 min
Measured from the representative point at -25.9610, 32.5746. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 128 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 80 to 94, and Maputo's score of 86 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 94 | Map |
| 1 km north | 82 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 85 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km south | 80 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 93 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 86 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria, South Africa | 441 km | 85 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 455 km | 96 |
| Durban, South Africa | 459 km | 99 |
| Harare, Zimbabwe | 920 km | 75 |
| Gqeberha, South Africa | 1,115 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Maputo
Is Maputo a walkable city?
Yes. Central Maputo has a walkability score of 86 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 160th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Maputo compare with nearby cities?
Maputo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Maputo scores 86, against Pretoria (85, 441 km away), Johannesburg (96, 455 km away) and Durban (99, 459 km away).
How is Maputo's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Maputo it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.