Kula: 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 Kula as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.87, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 0.87. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kula spans a total of 20 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, nan and 0.87. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Kula 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 Kula fare in comparison to others in Oromia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kula was the 60th-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Kula ranked 60th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kula 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 Kula fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kula was the 145th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Kula ranked 145th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kula 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, Kula is the 68th-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Kula ranked 68th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kula 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, Kula is the 153rd-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Kula ranked 153rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kula had a built-up area of 0.07 square kilometers, and a population of 59332 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: