Chalchuapa: city in Santa Ana, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Chalchuapa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.08, 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 -0.1, 3.05, 4.29 and 3.7. Street construction in Chalchuapa 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 Chalchuapa spans a total of 176 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.05, 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 -0.1, 2.73, 3.03 and 3.08. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Chalchuapa has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.83 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.05.
Chalchuapa and Santa Ana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Chalchuapa peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Santa Ana rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chalchuapa fare in comparison to others in Santa Ana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chalchuapa was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Ana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chalchuapa ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Chalchuapa and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Chalchuapa peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chalchuapa fare in comparison to others in El Salvador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chalchuapa was the 9th-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 Chalchuapa has become more connected. Chalchuapa ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Chalchuapa and Santa Ana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chalchuapa is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Ana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chalchuapa ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Chalchuapa and El Salvador follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chalchuapa is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in El Salvador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in El Salvador, the street network in Chalchuapa has become more disconnected. Chalchuapa ranked 8th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Chalchuapa had a built-up area of 4.36 square kilometers, and a population of 66819 people.
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