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How walkable is Cagayan de Oro?

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Cagayan de Oro has a walkability score of 51 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 17th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.

51 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
#17 of 19
in the Philippines
#582 of 690
tied, worldwide
100
at the center
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What's within walking distance of the center

1,152 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cagayan de Oro. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.

Groceries

Shopwise
1min3.0 of 3 points
  • C7 Convenience Store2 min
  • Mnr Corner Store6 min

Restaurants & bars

Panagatan Restaurant
1min3.0 of 3 points
  • The Hungry Plate - Now Corrales Buffet2 min
  • jumble ice2 min

Shopping

Pacsafe
1min2.0 of 2 points
  • Dal's Tailoring1 min
  • 7-Eleven2 min

Coffee

Hi-Beans Cafe
2min2.0 of 2 points
  • EGM Cafe2 min
  • WeeCup Call Cafe3 min

Banks

Bank of Commerce
3min1.0 of 1 point
  • CitySavings3 min
  • Security Bank - Cagayan De Oro- Velez4 min

Parks

Vicente De Lara Park
4min1.0 of 1 point
  • Centrio Garden West8 min
  • Centrio Garden East8 min

Schools

Lukong ES, Dayawan, Villanueva, Mis. Or
1min1.0 of 1 point
  • Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School2 min
  • Patrocinio Elementary School4 min

Books & libraries

Cagayan De Oro City Public Library
5min1.0 of 1 point
  • basa BOOKS9 min
  • National Book Store - Ayala Centrio9 min

Culture & entertainment

Wat Ever Family KTV
2min1.0 of 1 point
  • The Cave Karaoke and Lounge3 min
  • SM CDO Downtown Premier Cinema 34 min

Measured from the center at 8.4822, 124.6472, the point near Cagayan de Oro'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 center there are about 96 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.

How far walkability reaches

Cagayan de Oro's score of 51 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the center, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 38 from 3 to 5 km out. 28 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. 33% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map.

Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Cagayan de Oro, one hexagon per square kilometer. 33% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the south-east.
  • 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 Cagayan de Oro. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.

AreaScoreScoring 70+Points sampled
Center100100%1
Within 1 km95100%7
1 to 3 km out5436%25
3 to 5 km out3816%31

Nearby cities

CityDistanceScore
Davao City, Philippines190 km67
Cebu City, Philippines220 km73
General Santos, Philippines270 km39
Bacolod, Philippines306 km58
Zamboanga City, Philippines333 km45

Questions about walking in Cagayan de Oro

Is Cagayan de Oro a walkable city?

Partly. Cagayan de Oro has a walkability score of 51 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 100. 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 17th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 582nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.

What is the most walkable city in the Philippines?

Makati is the most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines, with a score of 92. Cagayan de Oro ranks 17th with 51.

How does Cagayan de Oro compare with nearby cities?

Cagayan de Oro sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 51, against Davao City (67, 190 km away), Cebu City (73, 220 km away) and General Santos (39, 270 km away).

Which part of Cagayan de Oro is most walkable?

Cagayan de Oro's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 64) and falls most to the south-east (13).

How is Cagayan de Oro's walkability score calculated?

For Cagayan de Oro it is the average of 63 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 21 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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