Hossana: 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 Hossana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.73, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.99, 1.53 and 0.54. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hossana spans a total of 287 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, 1.99, 1.87 and 0.73. Data was not available in 1975.
Hossana 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 Hossana fare in comparison to others in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hossana was the 42nd-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 Hossana has become more connected. Hossana ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hossana 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 Hossana fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hossana was the 171st-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 Hossana has become more connected. Hossana ranked 19th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 171st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hossana 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, Hossana is the 39th-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 Hossana has become more connected. Hossana ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Hossana 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, Hossana is the 165th-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 Hossana has become more connected. Hossana ranked 21st in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 165th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Hossana had a built-up area of 2.89 square kilometers, and a population of 133526 people.
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