How walkable is Piura?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Piura has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 86, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 5th most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Peru.
What's within walking distance of the centre
896 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Piura. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mercado Zonal de San Jose, 7 min
- plazaVea, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- The Brothers Resto Bar, 3 min
- KFC, 4 min
Shopping
- Cassinelli, 3 min
- Plaza del Sol Piura, 3 min
Coffee
- Starbucks, 15 min
- Cafe Lounge, 19 min
Banks
- BBVA Mdo. Modelo Piura, 17 min
- Interbank, 17 min
Parks
- Parque San José, 4 min
- Virgen del Rosario, 6 min
Schools
- Colegio Jardín Real, 13 min
- Sonrisitas Nido, 15 min
Books & libraries
- Crisol, 15 min
- Biblioteca PÚBlica Municipal Ignacio Escudero - Piura, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- Jequetepeque Pacasmayo, 23 min
- Casa Museo Gran Almirante Grau, 26 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 22 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -5.1936, -80.6414, the point near Piura'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 162 street intersections per km², and blocks average 88 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Piura's score of 40 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of the centre, 57 from 1 to 3 km out and 24 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 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. 17% 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 Piura. 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 | 81 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 57 | 26% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 24 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiclayo, Peru | 198 km | 37 |
| Cuenca, Ecuador, Ecuador | 314 km | 48 |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador | 343 km | 71 |
| Trujillo, Peru, Peru | 373 km | 54 |
| Ambato, Ecuador, Ecuador | 493 km | 36 |
Questions about walking in Piura
Is Piura a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Piura has a walkability score of 40 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 86. 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 5th of 8 cities in Peru and joint 663rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Peru?
Lima is the most walkable of the 8 cities ranked in Peru, with a score of 86. Piura ranks 5th with 40.
How does Piura compare with nearby cities?
Piura sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 40, against Chiclayo (37, 198 km away), Cuenca, Ecuador (48, 314 km away) and Guayaquil (71, 343 km away).
Which part of Piura is most walkable?
Piura's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 86. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 49) and falls most to the south-west (10).
How is Piura's walkability score calculated?
For Piura it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 13 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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