Lourdes: city in La Libertad, El Salvador
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 Lourdes, El Salvador on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Lourdes as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.15, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.18, 5.23, 4.14 and 6.5. Disconnectivity in street construction in Lourdes follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lourdes spans a total of 493 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.23, which is highly disconnected.
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 4.18, 5.08, 4.75 and 5.15. Disconnectivity in Lourdes's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Lourdes and La Libertad do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Lourdes followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in La Libertad rose steadily.
How do development practices in Lourdes fare in comparison to others in La Libertad? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lourdes was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Libertad. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Lourdes ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Lourdes and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Lourdes followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
How do development practices in Lourdes fare in comparison to others in El Salvador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lourdes was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in El Salvador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in El Salvador, street construction in Lourdes has become more connected. Lourdes ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Lourdes and La Libertad do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Lourdes followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in La Libertad rose steadily.
To date, Lourdes is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Libertad. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Lourdes ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Lourdes and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Lourdes followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
To date, Lourdes is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in El Salvador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Lourdes ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Lourdes had a built-up area of 17.29 square kilometers, and a population of 184552 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: