San Rafael: city in Mendoza, Argentina
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 San Rafael as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.53, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.97, -0.08, 1.17 and 2.22. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in San Rafael fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San Rafael spans a total of 445 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.08, which is very well-connected.
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 1.97, 0.3, 0.51 and 0.53. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but San Rafael has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
San Rafael and Mendoza follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in San Rafael fare in comparison to others in Mendoza? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Rafael was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Mendoza. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Rafael ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
San Rafael and Argentina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in San Rafael was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Argentina rose steadily.
How do development practices in San Rafael fare in comparison to others in Argentina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Rafael was the 19th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Argentina, street construction in San Rafael has become more connected. San Rafael ranked 5th in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
San Rafael and Mendoza follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, San Rafael is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Mendoza. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Rafael ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
San Rafael and Argentina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in San Rafael was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Argentina rose steadily.
To date, San Rafael is the 20th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Argentina, the street network in San Rafael has become more connected. San Rafael ranked 5th in 1975, 28th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San Rafael had a built-up area of 11.32 square kilometers, and a population of 153060 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: