Ghimbi: city in Oromia, 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 Ghimbi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.59, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.91, 2.32 and 5.53. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ghimbi spans a total of 77 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, 1.91, 1.96 and 3.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Ghimbi and Oromia 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 Oromia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ghimbi fare in comparison to others in Oromia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ghimbi was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Oromia, street construction in Ghimbi has become more disconnected. Ghimbi ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ghimbi 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 Ghimbi fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ghimbi was the 5th-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 Ghimbi has become more disconnected. Ghimbi ranked 22nd in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ghimbi and Oromia 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 Oromia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ghimbi is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ghimbi ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ghimbi 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, Ghimbi is the 26th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, the street network in Ghimbi has become more connected. Ghimbi ranked 25th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ghimbi had a built-up area of 0.92 square kilometers, and a population of 58817 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: