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How walkable is Zamboanga City?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Zamboanga City (Zamboanga) has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its center scores 91, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the center here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 18th most walkable of the 19 cities ranked in the Philippines.
What's within walking distance of the center
604 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Zamboanga City. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Kcc Grocery Wholesale, 10 min
- KCC Supermarket, 10 min
Restaurants & bars
- First Avenue, 2 min
- Faun, 2 min
Shopping
- Wally's Hardware, 3 min
- Santa Cruz Zamboanga City Market, 4 min
Coffee
- Veterans Avenue, Tetuan Zamboanga City, 4 min
- But First, Coffee, 7 min
Banks
- Maybank, 3 min
- BDO, 4 min
Parks
- Plaza Pershing, 23 min
- Sunken Garden, 25 min
Schools
- Tetuan Central School, 12 min
- Tetuan Elementary School, 13 min
Books & libraries
- National Book Store, 10 min
- ADZU Fr Jose T Bacatan SJ Library, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Retro Jam, 17 min
- Zamboanga City Museum, 18 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 12 minutes from the center on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the center at 6.9181, 122.0784, the point near Zamboanga City'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 85 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Zamboanga City's score of 45 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the center, 55 from 1 to 3 km out and 24 from 3 to 5 km out. 37 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. 24% 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 Zamboanga City. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Center | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 90 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 55 | 29% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 24 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cagayan de Oro, Philippines | 333 km | 51 |
| General Santos, Philippines | 354 km | 39 |
| Davao City, Philippines | 391 km | 67 |
| Iloilo City, Philippines | 425 km | 55 |
| Cebu City, Philippines | 429 km | 73 |
Questions about walking in Zamboanga City
Is Zamboanga City a walkable city?
Its center is, but most of the area around it is not. Zamboanga City has a walkability score of 45 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its center scores 91. 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 18th of 19 cities in the Philippines and joint 634th 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. Zamboanga City ranks 18th with 45.
How does Zamboanga City compare with nearby cities?
Zamboanga City sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 45, against Cagayan de Oro (51, 333 km away), General Santos (39, 354 km away) and Davao City (67, 391 km away).
Which part of Zamboanga City is most walkable?
Zamboanga City's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 35) and falls most to the east (19).
How is Zamboanga City's walkability score calculated?
For Zamboanga City it is the average of 54 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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