Axum: city in Tigray, 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 Axum as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.42, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.73, 0.26 and 0.4. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Axum spans a total of 149 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, 0.73, 0.43 and 0.42. Data was not available in 1975.
Axum and Tigray 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 Tigray followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Axum fare in comparison to others in Tigray? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Axum was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Tigray. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tigray, street construction in Axum has become more connected. Axum ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Axum 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 Axum fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Axum was the 176th-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 Axum has become more connected. Axum ranked 35th in 1976-1990, 88th in 1991-2000 and 176th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Axum and Tigray 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 Tigray fell steadily.
To date, Axum is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Tigray. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tigray, the street network in Axum has become more connected. Axum ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Axum 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, Axum is the 188th-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 Axum has become more connected. Axum ranked 40th in 1976-1990, 94th in 1991-2000 and 188th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Axum had a built-up area of 0.75 square kilometers, and a population of 92804 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: