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How walkable is Barrio Sur?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Barrio Sur has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montevideo, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
919 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Barrio Sur. The nearest grocery is Ta-Ta, about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Multi Ahorro Express5 min
- Micro Macro8 min
- Bar 364 min
- La Reina del Pan4 min
- Multimotors3 min
- La Casa de la Engrampadora3 min
- Ritual Café6 min
- Coruñesa Cafe7 min
- Banco República8 min
- RedBROU Banco República9 min
- Plaza Alfredo Zitarrosa11 min
- Plaza Matriz15 min
- Escuela Numero 8 Republica De Haiti6 min
- Conservatorio Vicente Pablo7 min
- Biblioteca José Henríquez Figueira10 min
- Lecturas Comics11 min
- DUCON Sala3 min
- 947 Sala de ensayo4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Barrio Sur at -34.9112, -56.1948. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 79 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Barrio Sur
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Barrio Sur. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montevideo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Centro | 750 m | 96 |
| Ciudad Vieja | 1.2 km | 91 |
| Pocitos | 4 km | 95 |
| Buceo | 6.2 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montevideo page.
Questions about walking in Barrio Sur
Is Barrio Sur walkable?
Yes. Barrio Sur in Montevideo has a walkability score of 94 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Barrio Sur more walkable than the rest of Montevideo?
Barrio Sur is more walkable than Montevideo as a whole: it scores 94, against 79 for the 5 km around Montevideo's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Montevideo?
Of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Centro (96), Pocitos (95) and Barrio Sur (94).
How is the walkability score of Barrio Sur 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 Barrio Sur it is the average of 42 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.