Playa Blanca: 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 Playa Blanca as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.6, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.6, nan, 0.35 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Playa Blanca spans a total of 96 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.6, 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 1.6, 1.6, 1.6 and 1.6. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Playa Blanca has become more connected.
Playa Blanca 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 Playa Blanca fare in comparison to others in Magdalena? out of the 4 cities in Magdalena. Playa Blanca ranked 2nd in 1975 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Playa Blanca 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 Playa Blanca fare in comparison to others in Colombia? out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Playa Blanca ranked 37th in 1975 and 65th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Playa Blanca and Magdalena do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Playa Blanca fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Magdalena rose steadily.
To date, Playa Blanca is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Magdalena. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Playa Blanca ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Playa Blanca and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Playa Blanca fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Playa Blanca is the 41st-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 Playa Blanca has become more connected. Playa Blanca ranked 37th in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Playa Blanca had a built-up area of 2.85 square kilometers, and a population of 63936 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: