Calarcá: city in Quindío, 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 Calarcá as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.04, nan, 2.7 and 0.59. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Calarcá spans a total of 88 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.04, 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 1.04, 1.04, 1.1 and 1.07. Disconnectivity in Calarcá's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Calarcá and Quindío 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 Quindío's street network construction.
How do development practices in Calarcá fare in comparison to others in Quindío? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Calarcá was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Quindío. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Calarcá ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Calarcá 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 Calarcá fare in comparison to others in Colombia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Calarcá was the 62nd-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 Calarcá has become more connected. Calarcá ranked 49th in 1975, 37th in 1991-2000 and 62nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Calarcá and Quindío do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Calarcá followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Quindío rose steadily.
To date, Calarcá is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Quindío. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Calarcá ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Calarcá and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Calarcá followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Calarcá is the 54th-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 Calarcá has become more connected. Calarcá ranked 49th in 1975, 49th in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 54th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Calarcá had a built-up area of 1.19 square kilometers, and a population of 65105 people.
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