Guantánamo: region in Cuba
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.
View Guantánamo, Cuba on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Guantánamo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.54, 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 1.88, 3.96, 3.86 and 3.32. Street construction in Guantánamo increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Guantánamo spans a total of 1640 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.88, 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 1.88, 2.3, 2.5 and 2.54. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Guantánamo has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.42 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Guantánamo peaked in 1976-1990. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Guantánamo, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Guantanamo and Baracoa. Out of the two cities, Baracoa does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Baracoa followed a zig-zag trend.
How do development practices in Guantánamo fare in comparison to others in Cuba? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guantánamo was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Cuba, street construction in Guantánamo has become more connected. Guantánamo ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Guantánamo is Baracoa with an SNDi of 2.87, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. Conversely, the most connected city is Guantanamo with an SNDi of 0.98, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Guantanamo, Baracoa
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Guantánamo rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Guantánamo, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Guantanamo and Baracoa. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Guantanamo peaked in 1991-2000. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Baracoa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Guantánamo is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guantánamo ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.