Ciénaga: city in Magdalena, 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 Ciénaga as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.85, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.8, nan, 5.74 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ciénaga spans a total of 240 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.8, which is relatively 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 0.8, 0.8, 0.85 and 0.85. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ciénaga has become more disconnected.
Ciénaga and Magdalena 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 Magdalena's street network construction.
How do development practices in Ciénaga fare in comparison to others in Magdalena? out of the 4 cities in Magdalena. Ciénaga ranked 3rd in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ciénaga 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 Ciénaga fare in comparison to others in Colombia? out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Ciénaga ranked 55th in 1975 and 13th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ciénaga and Magdalena do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ciénaga rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Magdalena rose steadily.
To date, Ciénaga is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Magdalena. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciénaga ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Ciénaga and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ciénaga rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Ciénaga is the 66th-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 Ciénaga has become more connected. Ciénaga ranked 55th in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 59th in 1991-2000 and 66th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ciénaga had a built-up area of 5.96 square kilometers, and a population of 114976 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: