--- title: "Poblacion, Davao City walkability score: 87/100" description: "Poblacion in Davao City scores 87/100 for walkability (Very Walkable). What's within a walk, its street layout, and how it compares with the rest of Davao City." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/davao-city/poblacion updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Philippines](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines) 3. [Davao City](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/davao-city) 4. Poblacion # How walkable is Poblacion, Davao City? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Poblacion has a walkability score of 87 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its center, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the less walkable of the 2 neighborhoods ranked in Davao City, which scores 67 as a whole. 87 out of 100: Very Walkable Most errands can be accomplished on foot. * #2 of 2 in Davao City * 67 Davao City overall * 100 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=7.06420&lon=125.60933&q=Poblacion%2C%20Davao%20City) ## What's within walking distance 1,203 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the center of Poblacion. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * APPLE MART Bajada, 4 min * M.A's Corner Store, 4 min * Felcris Supermarket, 9 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Tic Toc Tea Davao City, 1 min * J.Bee's, 2 min * Rhaidz Fried Chicken Halal, 3 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Ubert Dry Goods Ukay-Ukay, 1 min * Agencia Kimsan Pawnshop, 1 min * Mercury Drug, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Tea Heaven Cafe Davao, 2 min * Le Cafe Rotunda, 3 min * Euro Cafe, 3 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * PNB, 1 min * Philtrust Bank, 1 min * Philippine National Bank, 1 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Osmeña Park, 1 min * Centennial Park, 1 min * Rizal Park, 1 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Magallanes Elementary School, 3 min * Bolton Elementary School, 4 min * Star Kids Early Childhood Tutorial and Learning Center, 7 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Velasco Book Store, 3 min * UIC Basic Education Library, 4 min * Rex Bookstore, 4 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * San Pedro Cathedral Memorabilia Museum, 1 min * Museo Dabawenyo, 2 min * GMall Cinemas, 4 min Measured from the mapped center of Poblacion, Davao City at 7.0642, 125.6093. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the center there are about 78 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## Walkability across Poblacion, Davao City ![Walkability scores across the 1.9 km around the center of Poblacion. 85% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 33, is 1 km to the south.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/philippines/davao-city/poblacion.svg?v=2222eed376ae) Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.9 km around the center of Poblacion, Davao City. Rings mark 950 m and 1.9 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. ## Nearby neighborhoods in Davao City | Neighborhood | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Davao Chinatown](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/davao-city/davao-chinatown) | 1.6 km | 96 | See every neighborhood ranked on the [Davao City page](https://howwalkable.com/cities/philippines/davao-city#neighbourhoods). ## Questions about walking in Poblacion, Davao City ### Is Poblacion walkable? Yes. Poblacion in Davao City has a walkability score of 87 out of 100 across the 1.9 km around its center, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. ### Is Poblacion more walkable than the rest of Davao City? Poblacion is more walkable than Davao City as a whole: it scores 87, against 67 for the 5 km around Davao City's center. It is the less walkable of the 2 neighborhoods ranked in Davao City on How Walkable. ### How is the walkability score of Poblacion 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 Poblacion it is the average of 48 points spread evenly across the 1.9 km around its mapped center, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighborhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata. 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