San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca]: city in La Paz, 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 San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca], El Salvador on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.42, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.12, 3.86, 5.44 and 3.87. Street construction in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] spans a total of 135 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.86, 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 1.12, 2.88, 3.42 and 3.42. The aggregate street network in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] and La Paz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] fare in comparison to others in La Paz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Paz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
How do development practices in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] fare in comparison to others in El Salvador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] was the 8th-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 San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] has become more connected. San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] and La Paz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Paz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
To date, San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] is the 6th-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, the street network in San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] has become more connected. San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San Juan Nonualco [Zacatecoluca] had a built-up area of 3.27 square kilometers, and a population of 58812 people.
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