How walkable is Asunción?
Asunción has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 91st of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
693 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Asunción. The nearest grocery is La Económica, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- La Económica290 m · 4 min
- Autosevice Ferreteria Eden700 m · 9 min
- Biggie Express920 m · 11 min
- Heladería Artesanal Von Zub70 m · 1 min
- El Papagallo100 m · 1 min
- McDonald's200 m · 3 min
- Olimpic - Tienda Deportiva80 m · 1 min
- Electrojet (Jet Trade Electrodomésticos S.A)270 m · 3 min
- Comercial 3H320 m · 4 min
- Glasearte720 m · 9 min
- Ña Eustaquia950 m · 12 min
- Cafe Praha950 m · 12 min
- Cooperativa Ava Mba'e320 m · 4 min
- Itau Express320 m · 4 min
- Cooperativa 26 de Abril530 m · 7 min
- Parque Carlos Antonio López330 m · 4 min
- Plaza Italia600 m · 8 min
- Plaza Bernardino Caballero980 m · 12 min
- Colegio Cristo Rey140 m · 2 min
- Colegio Catolico Monsenor Lasagna760 m · 10 min
- Colegio Nacional San Vicente de Paul980 m · 12 min
- Biblioteca Dr. Miguel Martin Merino580 m · 7 min
- Libreria De La Paz Paraguay600 m · 8 min
- Librería ICEP650 m · 8 min
- Auditorio Maria Luisa Puertas540 m · 7 min
- 89.1 Radio Conquistador810 m · 10 min
- Museo de las Memorias990 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at -25.2865, -57.6470. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 99 street intersections per km², and blocks average 99 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 81 to 100, and Asunción's score of 95 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 95 | Map |
| 1 km north | 84 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 96 | Map |
| 1 km south | 81 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 97 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 87 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 824 km | 98 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 843 km | 99 |
| Córdoba, Argentina | 935 km | 94 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | 1,013 km | 94 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1,041 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Asunción
Is Asunción a walkable city?
Yes. Central Asunción has a walkability score of 95 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 91st of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Asunción compare with nearby cities?
Asunción sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Asunción scores 95, against Porto Alegre (98, 824 km away), Curitiba (99, 843 km away) and Córdoba (94, 935 km away).
How is Asunción'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 Asunción 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.