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How walkable is General Santos?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
General Santos has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its center scores 95, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the center here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the least walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.
What's within walking distance of the center
702 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central General Santos. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- SM Supermarket, 11 min
- KCC Supermarket, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Harold's Cafe Resto Bar, 4 min
- Upstairs Bar and Grill, 4 min
Shopping
- Land O Reene Trading & Pharmacy, 4 min
- Mercury Drug, 5 min
Coffee
- Coffee City at Cozyna Cafe, 5 min
- Cafe Amoree, 6 min
Banks
- One Network Bank, 7 min
- BDO, 7 min
Parks
- Plaza Heneral Santos, 15 min
- Queen Tuna Park, 24 min
Schools
- Dadiangas East Elementary School, 8 min
- East Elementary School, Laurel St. Gensan City, 8 min
Books & libraries
- General Santos City Public Library, 13 min
- Rex Book Store, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Music Play Family KTV Bar, 7 min
- General Paulino Santos Museum, 10 min
Measured from the center at 6.1206, 125.1762, the point near General Santos'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 98 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
General Santos's score of 39 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the center, 58 from 1 to 3 km out and 20 from 3 to 5 km out. 20 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. 20% 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.
- 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 General Santos. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 58 | 33% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 20 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Davao City, Philippines | 118 km | 67 |
| Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | 270 km | 51 |
| Zamboanga City, Philippines | 354 km | 45 |
| Cebu City, Philippines | 489 km | 73 |
| Manado, Indonesia | 517 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in General Santos
Is General Santos a walkable city?
Its center is, but most of the area around it is not. General Santos has a walkability score of 39 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its center scores 95. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the center 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 19th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 668th 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. General Santos ranks 19th with 39.
How does General Santos compare with nearby cities?
General Santos is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 39, against Davao City (67, 118 km away), Cagayan de Oro (51, 270 km away) and Zamboanga City (45, 354 km away).
Which part of General Santos is most walkable?
General Santos's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 34) and falls most to the north-east (17).
How is General Santos's walkability score calculated?
For General Santos it is the average of 71 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 14 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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