Caxito: city in Bengo, Angola
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Caxito as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.14, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.65, 1.4 and 1.45. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Caxito spans a total of 92 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are nan, 0.65, 0.73 and 1.14. Data was not available in 1975.
Caxito and Bengo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bengo peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Caxito fare in comparison to others in Bengo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caxito was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bengo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caxito ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caxito and Angola do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Angola peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Caxito fare in comparison to others in Angola? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caxito was the 32nd-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Angola. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caxito ranked 32nd in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caxito and Bengo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bengo rose steadily.
To date, Caxito is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bengo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caxito ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Caxito and Angola do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Angola peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Caxito is the 38th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Angola. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Angola, the street network in Caxito has become more connected. Caxito ranked 34th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 38th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Caxito had a built-up area of 2.32 square kilometers, and a population of 52179 people.
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