Kala: 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 Kala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.59, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.75, 0.8 and 0.36. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kala spans a total of 27 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 0.36, which is very 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, 0.73, 0.78 and 0.59. Data was not available in 1975.
Kala 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 Kala fare in comparison to others in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kala was the 44th-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 Kala has become more connected. Kala ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 44th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kala 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 Kala fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kala was the 179th-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 Kala has become more connected. Kala ranked 34th in 1976-1990, 65th in 1991-2000 and 179th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kala 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, Kala is the 43rd-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 Kala has become more connected. Kala ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 43rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kala 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, Kala is the 177th-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 Kala has become more connected. Kala ranked 38th in 1976-1990, 71st in 1991-2000 and 177th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kala had a built-up area of 0.37 square kilometers, and a population of 69301 people.
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