Guaranda: city in Bolivar, Ecuador
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 Guaranda as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.38, 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 2.25, nan, 4.29 and 3.21. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Guaranda spans a total of 87 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.25, 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 2.25, 2.25, 2.36 and 2.38. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Guaranda has become more disconnected.
Guaranda and Bolivar 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 Bolivar's street network construction.
How do development practices in Guaranda fare in comparison to others in Bolivar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guaranda was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bolivar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guaranda ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Guaranda and Ecuador 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 Ecuador's street network construction.
How do development practices in Guaranda fare in comparison to others in Ecuador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guaranda was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ecuador, street construction in Guaranda has become more connected. Guaranda ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Guaranda and Bolivar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guaranda rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bolivar rose steadily.
To date, Guaranda is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bolivar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Guaranda ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Guaranda and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Guaranda rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ecuador rose steadily.
To date, Guaranda is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ecuador, the street network in Guaranda has become more disconnected. Guaranda ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Guaranda had a built-up area of 0.18 square kilometers, and a population of 52580 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: