Shelo Bota: 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 Shelo Bota as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.5, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, -0.73 and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shelo Bota spans a total of 25 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, nan, -0.73 and 3.5. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Shelo Bota 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 Shelo Bota fare in comparison to others in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples? out of the 68 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. Shelo Bota ranked 30th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Shelo Bota 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 Shelo Bota fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Shelo Bota ranked 121st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Shelo Bota 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, Shelo Bota is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 68 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples, the street network in Shelo Bota has become more disconnected. Shelo Bota ranked 33rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shelo Bota 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, Shelo Bota is the 28th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, the street network in Shelo Bota has become more disconnected. Shelo Bota ranked 139th in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shelo Bota had a built-up area of 0.1 square kilometers, and a population of 74801 people.
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