Gursum Timhirt Bet: 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 Gursum Timhirt Bet as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.57, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.77, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gursum Timhirt Bet spans a total of 34 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.77, 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 5.77, 5.77, 6.57 and 6.57. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gursum Timhirt Bet has become more disconnected.
Gursum Timhirt Bet 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 Gursum Timhirt Bet fare in comparison to others in Oromia? out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Gursum Timhirt Bet ranked 1st in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Gursum Timhirt Bet 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 Gursum Timhirt Bet fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Gursum Timhirt Bet ranked 1st in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Gursum Timhirt Bet and Oromia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gursum Timhirt Bet rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oromia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Gursum Timhirt Bet is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gursum Timhirt Bet ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gursum Timhirt Bet and Ethiopia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Gursum Timhirt Bet rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Gursum Timhirt Bet is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gursum Timhirt Bet ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gursum Timhirt Bet had a built-up area of 0.2 square kilometers, and a population of 116829 people.
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