Cali: city in Valle del Cauca, 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 Cali as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.79, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.74, nan, 0.27 and 2.94. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cali spans a total of 2803 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.74, 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 0.74, 0.74, 0.74 and 0.79. Disconnectivity in Cali's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Cali and Valle del Cauca 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 Valle del Cauca's street network construction.
How do development practices in Cali fare in comparison to others in Valle del Cauca? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cali was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Valle del Cauca. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cali ranked 6th in 1975, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cali 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 Cali fare in comparison to others in Colombia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cali was the 39th-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Colombia, street construction in Cali has become more disconnected. Cali ranked 59th in 1975, 66th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cali and Valle del Cauca do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cali followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Valle del Cauca rose steadily.
To date, Cali is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Valle del Cauca. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cali ranked 6th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Cali and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cali followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Cali is the 68th-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 Cali has become more connected. Cali ranked 59th in 1975, 59th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 68th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cali had a built-up area of 88.44 square kilometers, and a population of 2323111 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: