Mmopane: city in Kweneng, Botswana
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 Mmopane, Botswana on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Mmopane as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.3, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.1, 2.76 and 2.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mmopane spans a total of 167 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, 2.1, 2.54 and 2.3. Data was not available in 1975.
Mmopane and Kweneng 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 Kweneng peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Mmopane fare in comparison to others in Kweneng? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mmopane was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kweneng. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mmopane ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Mmopane and Botswana 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 Botswana peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Mmopane fare in comparison to others in Botswana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mmopane was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Botswana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Botswana, street construction in Mmopane has become more connected. Mmopane ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Mmopane and Kweneng 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 Kweneng peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Mmopane is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kweneng. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mmopane ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Mmopane and Botswana 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 Botswana rose steadily.
To date, Mmopane is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Botswana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mmopane ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Mmopane had a built-up area of 3.96 square kilometers, and a population of 120075 people.
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