Mao: city in Valverde, Dominican Republic
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 Mao as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.58, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.13, 0.65, 1.41 and 2.43. In each period, new street development in Mao steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mao spans a total of 149 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.65, 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 0.13, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.58. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Mao has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.27 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Mao and Valverde follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Mao fare in comparison to others in Valverde? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mao was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Valverde. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mao ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mao and Dominican Republic do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Mao rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Dominican Republic followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Mao fare in comparison to others in Dominican Republic? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mao was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Dominican Republic. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Dominican Republic, street construction in Mao has become more disconnected. Mao ranked 12th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Mao and Valverde follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Mao is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Valverde. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mao ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mao and Dominican Republic follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Mao is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Dominican Republic. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Dominican Republic, the street network in Mao has become more connected. Mao ranked 12th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Mao had a built-up area of 5.9 square kilometers, and a population of 62411 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: