Aguachica: city in Cesar, 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 Aguachica as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.08, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.32, nan, 1.14 and 0.64. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Aguachica spans a total of 199 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of -0.32, 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 -0.32, -0.32, -0.21 and -0.08. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Aguachica has become more disconnected.
Aguachica and Cesar 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 Cesar's street network construction.
How do development practices in Aguachica fare in comparison to others in Cesar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aguachica was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Cesar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Cesar, street construction in Aguachica has become more connected. Aguachica ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Aguachica 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 Aguachica fare in comparison to others in Colombia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aguachica was the 61st-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Colombia, street construction in Aguachica has become more connected. Aguachica ranked 85th in 1975, 59th in 1991-2000 and 61st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Aguachica and Cesar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Aguachica rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Cesar rose steadily.
To date, Aguachica is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Cesar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Aguachica ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Aguachica and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Aguachica rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Aguachica is the 86th-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 Aguachica has become more connected. Aguachica ranked 85th in 1975, 85th in 1976-1990, 85th in 1991-2000 and 86th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Aguachica had a built-up area of 4.74 square kilometers, and a population of 84037 people.
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