Meslo: 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 Meslo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.56, 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 nan, 1.86, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Meslo spans a total of 23 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.86, which is relatively well-connected.
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, 1.92, 1.92 and 2.56. Data was not available in 1975.
Meslo 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 Meslo fare in comparison to others in Oromia? out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Meslo ranked 8th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Meslo 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 Meslo fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Meslo ranked 23rd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Meslo 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, Meslo is the 20th-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oromia, the street network in Meslo has become more connected. Meslo ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Meslo 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, Meslo is the 52nd-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 Meslo has become more connected. Meslo ranked 24th in 1976-1990, 37th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Meslo had a built-up area of 0.17 square kilometers, and a population of 117559 people.
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