São Borja: city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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 São Borja as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.34, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.11, 0.3, 0.49 and 1.73. In each period, new street development in São Borja steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in São Borja spans a total of 186 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.3, 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 0.11, 0.19, 0.25 and 0.34. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in São Borja has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.09 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.09.
São Borja and Rio Grande do Sul follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in São Borja fare in comparison to others in Rio Grande do Sul? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Borja was the 24th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul, street construction in São Borja has become more connected. São Borja ranked 20th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
São Borja and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in São Borja fare in comparison to others in Brazil? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in São Borja was the 248th-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Brazil, street construction in São Borja has become more disconnected. São Borja ranked 284th in 1975, 213th in 1976-1990, 311th in 1991-2000 and 248th in 2001-2014.
São Borja and Rio Grande do Sul follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, São Borja is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rio Grande do Sul, the street network in São Borja has become more connected. São Borja ranked 20th in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.
São Borja and Brazil follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, São Borja is the 307th-most disconnected out of the 348 cities in Brazil. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Brazil, the street network in São Borja has become more connected. São Borja ranked 284th in 1975, 308th in 1976-1990, 312th in 1991-2000 and 307th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, São Borja had a built-up area of 1.47 square kilometers, and a population of 51125 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: