Sonsonate: city in 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 Sonsonate as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.8, 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 1.44, 3.24, 4.72 and 4.13. Street construction in Sonsonate 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 Sonsonate spans a total of 260 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.24, 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 1.44, 2.66, 2.77 and 2.8. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sonsonate has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.22 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Sonsonate and Sonsonate do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sonsonate peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sonsonate rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sonsonate fare in comparison to others in Sonsonate? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sonsonate was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sonsonate. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sonsonate ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sonsonate and El Salvador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sonsonate peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in El Salvador rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sonsonate fare in comparison to others in El Salvador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sonsonate was the 7th-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 Sonsonate has become more connected. Sonsonate ranked 4th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Sonsonate and Sonsonate follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Sonsonate is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sonsonate. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sonsonate ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sonsonate 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, Sonsonate is 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, the street network in Sonsonate has become more connected. Sonsonate ranked 4th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sonsonate had a built-up area of 10.9 square kilometers, and a population of 182205 people.
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