Nedjo: 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 Nedjo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.61, 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, 0.64, nan and 3.95. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nedjo spans a total of 54 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, 0.64, 0.95 and 2.61. Data was not available in 1975.
Nedjo 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 Nedjo fare in comparison to others in Oromia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nedjo was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 106 cities in Oromia. Nedjo ranked 13th in 1976-1990 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nedjo 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 Nedjo fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nedjo was the 27th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Nedjo ranked 39th in 1976-1990 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nedjo 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, Nedjo is the 19th-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 Nedjo has become more connected. Nedjo ranked 16th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Nedjo 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, Nedjo is the 51st-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 Nedjo has become more connected. Nedjo ranked 44th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Nedjo had a built-up area of 0.98 square kilometers, and a population of 117029 people.
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