Maychew: 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 Maychew as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.39, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.08, nan, 1.29 and 4.89. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Maychew spans a total of 13 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.29, which is relatively 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 5.08, 5.08, 1.39 and 2.39. Disconnectivity in Maychew's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1975.
Maychew 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 Maychew fare in comparison to others in Tigray? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maychew was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Tigray. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Tigray, street construction in Maychew has become more disconnected. Maychew ranked 1st in 1975, 6th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Maychew 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 Maychew fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maychew was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, street construction in Maychew has become more disconnected. Maychew ranked 2nd in 1975, 46th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Maychew and Tigray do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Maychew followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tigray fell steadily.
To date, Maychew is the 3rd-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 Maychew has become more connected. Maychew ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Maychew and Ethiopia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Maychew followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Maychew is the 58th-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 Maychew has become more connected. Maychew ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Maychew had a built-up area of 0.22 square kilometers, and a population of 133969 people.
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