Tulcán: city in Carchi, 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 Tulcán as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.71, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.69, nan, 2.98 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tulcán spans a total of 142 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.69, 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 0.69, 0.69, 0.71 and 0.71. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Tulcán has become more disconnected.
Tulcán and Carchi 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 Carchi's street network construction.
How do development practices in Tulcán fare in comparison to others in Carchi? out of the 1 cities in Carchi. Tulcán ranked 1st in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Tulcán 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 Tulcán fare in comparison to others in Ecuador? out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Tulcán ranked 20th in 1975 and 7th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Tulcán and Carchi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tulcán rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Carchi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Tulcán is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Carchi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tulcán ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Tulcán and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tulcán rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ecuador rose steadily.
To date, Tulcán is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ecuador, the street network in Tulcán has become more connected. Tulcán ranked 20th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Tulcán had a built-up area of 1.16 square kilometers, and a population of 59110 people.
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