Katchiungo: city in Huambo, 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.
View Katchiungo, Angola on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Katchiungo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.59, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.97, nan and 1.82. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Katchiungo spans a total of 44 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, 0.97, 0.97 and 0.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Katchiungo and Huambo 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 Huambo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Katchiungo fare in comparison to others in Huambo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Katchiungo was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Huambo. Katchiungo ranked 4th in 1976-1990 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Katchiungo 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 Katchiungo fare in comparison to others in Angola? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Katchiungo was the 29th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Angola. Katchiungo ranked 28th in 1976-1990 and 29th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Katchiungo and Huambo 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 Huambo followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Katchiungo is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Huambo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Katchiungo ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Katchiungo 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, Katchiungo is the 43rd-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 Katchiungo has become more connected. Katchiungo ranked 31st in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 43rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Katchiungo had a built-up area of 0.91 square kilometers, and a population of 100262 people.
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