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How walkable is Centro?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Centro has a walkability score of 96 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 most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montevideo, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,167 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Centro. The nearest grocery is Cilantro Bazar, about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Ta-Ta2 min
- Minimarket Al Sur 20194 min
- La Pasiva de Yi1 min
- Tienda Natural La Granola1 min
- El Almacén de Cervecería Obdulio1 min
- Galería Florida1 min
- Starbucks4 min
- infinito coffee5 min
- República2 min
- Cambio 182 min
- Plaza Alfredo Zitarrosa10 min
- Plaza de los Treinta Y Tres14 min
- Liceo N342 min
- Escuela Numero 8 Republica De Haiti7 min
- Libros Del Paso3 min
- Feria del Libro3 min
- Teatro Metro1 min
- Escultura Carlos Gardel - Montevideo1 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Centro at -34.9061, -56.1897. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 124 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Centro
- 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 Centro. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montevideo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barrio Sur | 750 m | 94 |
| Ciudad Vieja | 1.5 km | 91 |
| Pocitos | 3.6 km | 95 |
| Buceo | 5.6 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montevideo page.
Questions about walking in Centro
Is Centro walkable?
Yes. Centro in Montevideo has a walkability score of 96 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 Centro more walkable than the rest of Montevideo?
Centro is more walkable than Montevideo as a whole: it scores 96, against 79 for the 5 km around Montevideo's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Centro 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 Centro it is the average of 60 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.