How walkable is Barrio Obrero?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Barrio Obrero has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Asunción, which scores 67 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
342 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Barrio Obrero. The nearest grocery is Mercado Villa Sofía, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for schools. It is weakest for coffee and banks.
- Supermercado Stock9 min
- Mercado Municipal #511 min
- Eme a Uno5 min
- Empanadas Ña Poshó6 min
- Libreria 4 Hermanos7 min
- Shantal S.A.9 min
- Glasearte24 min
- Bosko26 min
- Cooperativa El Buen Camino24 min
- Cooperativa Friesland Ltda. - Asunción24 min
- Unnamed park17 min
- Plaza Italia27 min
- Colegio Nacional de EMD Naciones Unidas6 min
- National School Dr. Juan Manuel Frutos6 min
- Ediciones Técnicas Paraguayas17 min
- Editorial Occidente25 min
- Radio Ysapy23 min
- Orquesta De Reciclados Cateura24 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Barrio Obrero at -25.3036, -57.6423. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 170 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Barrio Obrero
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of Barrio Obrero. Rings mark 450 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Asunción
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Jara | 4.7 km | 83 |
| Bella Vista | 6 km | 74 |
| Las Lomas | 7.8 km | 90 |
| Botánico | 9.4 km | 46 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Asunción page.
Questions about walking in Barrio Obrero
Is Barrio Obrero walkable?
Yes. Barrio Obrero in Asunción has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Barrio Obrero more walkable than the rest of Asunción?
Barrio Obrero is more walkable than Asunción as a whole: it scores 72, against 67 for the 5 km around Asunción's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Asunción neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Asunción?
Of the 5 Asunción neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Las Lomas (90), Jara (83) and Bella Vista (74).
How is the walkability score of Barrio Obrero 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 Barrio Obrero it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 850 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.