Ocaña: city in Norte de Santander, 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 Ocaña as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.28, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.27, nan, 2.97 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ocaña spans a total of 164 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.27, 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 2.27, 2.27, 2.28 and 2.28. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ocaña has become more disconnected.
Ocaña and Norte de Santander 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 Norte de Santander's street network construction.
How do development practices in Ocaña fare in comparison to others in Norte de Santander? out of the 4 cities in Norte de Santander. Ocaña ranked 2nd in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ocaña 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 Ocaña fare in comparison to others in Colombia? out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Ocaña ranked 16th in 1975 and 34th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ocaña and Norte de Santander do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ocaña rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Norte de Santander rose steadily.
To date, Ocaña is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Norte de Santander. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Norte de Santander, the street network in Ocaña has become more connected. Ocaña ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Ocaña and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ocaña rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Ocaña is the 25th-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 Ocaña has become more connected. Ocaña ranked 16th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ocaña had a built-up area of 3.83 square kilometers, and a population of 89120 people.
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