Hawassa: city in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, 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 Hawassa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.52, 0.53 and 1.35. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hawassa spans a total of 516 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, 0.52, 0.52 and 1.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Hawassa and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples 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 Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Hawassa fare in comparison to others in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hawassa was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 68 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, street construction in Hawassa has become more connected. Hawassa ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hawassa 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 Hawassa fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hawassa was the 112th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, street construction in Hawassa has become more connected. Hawassa ranked 45th in 1976-1990, 75th in 1991-2000 and 112th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hawassa and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples 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 Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Hawassa is the 29th-most disconnected out of the 68 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, the street network in Hawassa has become more connected. Hawassa ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hawassa 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, Hawassa is the 140th-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 Hawassa has become more connected. Hawassa ranked 49th in 1976-1990, 88th in 1991-2000 and 140th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Hawassa had a built-up area of 12.63 square kilometers, and a population of 376337 people.
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