Mertule Mariam: city in Amhara, Ethiopia
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 Mertule Mariam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.73, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 2.37 and 5.34. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mertule Mariam spans a total of 29 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, nan, 2.37 and 4.73. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Mertule Mariam and Amhara do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Amhara was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Mertule Mariam fare in comparison to others in Amhara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mertule Mariam was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 49 cities in Amhara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Amhara, street construction in Mertule Mariam has become more disconnected. Mertule Mariam ranked 8th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mertule Mariam and Ethiopia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Mertule Mariam fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mertule Mariam was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, street construction in Mertule Mariam has become more disconnected. Mertule Mariam ranked 25th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mertule Mariam and Amhara do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Amhara was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Mertule Mariam is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 49 cities in Amhara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Amhara, the street network in Mertule Mariam has become more connected. Mertule Mariam ranked 4th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mertule Mariam and Ethiopia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Mertule Mariam is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, the street network in Mertule Mariam has become more disconnected. Mertule Mariam ranked 22nd in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Mertule Mariam had a built-up area of 0.39 square kilometers, and a population of 125162 people.
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