Quito: city in Pichincha, 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 Quito as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.19, 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 3.16, nan, 3.23 and 4.09. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Quito spans a total of 4882 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.16, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.16, 3.16, 3.17 and 3.19. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Quito has become more disconnected.
Quito and Pichincha 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 Pichincha's street network construction.
How do development practices in Quito fare in comparison to others in Pichincha? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Quito was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Pichincha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Quito ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Quito 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 Quito fare in comparison to others in Ecuador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Quito was 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, street construction in Quito has become more disconnected. Quito ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Quito and Pichincha do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Quito rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pichincha rose steadily.
To date, Quito is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Pichincha. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Quito ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Quito and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Quito rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ecuador rose steadily.
To date, Quito is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Quito ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Quito had a built-up area of 144.61 square kilometers, and a population of 2254137 people.
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