Yopal: city in Casanare, Colombia
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 Yopal as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.29, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.14, nan, 0.12 and 1.09. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yopal spans a total of 286 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.14, 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 0.14, 0.14, 0.13 and 0.29. Disconnectivity in Yopal's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Yopal and Casanare do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Casanare's street network construction.
How do development practices in Yopal fare in comparison to others in Casanare? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yopal was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Casanare. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Yopal ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Yopal and Colombia 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 Colombia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Yopal fare in comparison to others in Colombia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yopal was the 59th-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Colombia, street construction in Yopal has become more disconnected. Yopal ranked 79th in 1975, 67th in 1991-2000 and 59th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Yopal and Casanare do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yopal followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Casanare rose steadily.
To date, Yopal is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Casanare. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Yopal ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Yopal and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Yopal followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Yopal is the 81st-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Colombia, the street network in Yopal has become more connected. Yopal ranked 79th in 1975, 79th in 1976-1990, 81st in 1991-2000 and 81st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Yopal had a built-up area of 5.65 square kilometers, and a population of 167421 people.
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