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How walkable is Zamboanga?
Zamboanga has a walkability score of 87 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 cities ranked in the Philippines.
What's within walking distance
566 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Zamboanga. The nearest grocery is Shop-O-Rama Supermarket, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and banks. It is weakest for parks.
- Shop-O-Rama Supermarket180 m · 2 min
- Budget Wise Supermarket810 m · 10 min
- IMJ Complex1.0 km · 13 min
- Chowking90 m · 1 min
- Jollibee100 m · 1 min
- Mang Inasal CityMall Tetuan110 m · 1 min
- Expo Home Depot90 m · 1 min
- Watsons90 m · 1 min
- CityMall Tetuan90 m · 1 min
- Veterans Avenue, Tetuan Zamboanga City380 m · 5 min
- Bo's Coffee730 m · 9 min
- Tom N Toms Coffee - Zamboanga770 m · 10 min
- BDO180 m · 2 min
- PNB Veterans330 m · 4 min
- BPI360 m · 5 min
- Plaza Pershing1.5 km · 19 min
- Santa Maria Park1.6 km · 20 min
- Sunken Garden1.7 km · 22 min
- Tetuan Central School760 m · 10 min
- Tetuan Elementary School800 m · 10 min
- Zamboanga Puericulture School of Medicine860 m · 11 min
- Rex Book Store830 m · 10 min
- ADZU Fr Jose T Bacatan SJ Library1.0 km · 13 min
- Universidad de Zamboanga Library1.1 km · 13 min
- Zamboanga City Museum910 m · 11 min
- Waray, Tetuan, Zamboanga City1.1 km · 13 min
- KCC Cinema1.4 km · 17 min
Measured from the representative point at 6.9148, 122.0817. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 86 street intersections per km², and blocks average 79 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 49 to 98, and Zamboanga's score of 87 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 94 | Map |
| 1 km north | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 87 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 93 | Map |
| 1 km south | 71 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 49 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 83 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Davao, Philippines | 391 km | 98 |
| Manila, Philippines | 865 km | 100 |
| Quezon City, Philippines | 869 km | 90 |
| Caloocan, Philippines | 870 km | 94 |
| Makassar, Indonesia | 1,374 km | 91 |
Questions about walking in Zamboanga
Is Zamboanga a walkable city?
Yes. Central Zamboanga has a walkability score of 87 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 5th of 5 cities in the Philippines and 157th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the Philippines?
Manila is the most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in the Philippines, with a score of 100. Zamboanga ranks 5th with 87.
How does Zamboanga compare with nearby cities?
Zamboanga is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Zamboanga scores 87, against Davao (98, 391 km away), Manila (100, 865 km away) and Quezon City (90, 869 km away).
How is Zamboanga's walkability score 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 Zamboanga it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.