Kumba: city in Sud-Ouest, Cameroon
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 Kumba as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.63, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.72, 4.28, 5.11 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kumba spans a total of 229 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.72, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.72, 3.12, 3.63 and 3.63. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kumba has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.4 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Kumba and Sud-Ouest 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 Sud-Ouest rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kumba fare in comparison to others in Sud-Ouest? out of the 5 cities in Sud-Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kumba ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kumba and Cameroon 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 Cameroon rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kumba fare in comparison to others in Cameroon? out of the 51 cities in Cameroon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cameroon, street construction in Kumba has become more disconnected. Kumba ranked 12th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990 and 7th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Kumba and Sud-Ouest do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kumba rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sud-Ouest rose steadily.
To date, Kumba is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Sud-Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Sud-Ouest, the street network in Kumba has become more disconnected. Kumba ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Kumba and Cameroon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kumba rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Cameroon rose steadily.
To date, Kumba is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Cameroon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cameroon, the street network in Kumba has become more disconnected. Kumba ranked 12th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kumba had a built-up area of 6.36 square kilometers, and a population of 210310 people.
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