Port-Gentil: city in Ogooué-Maritime, Gabon
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.
View Port-Gentil, Gabon on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Port-Gentil as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.65, 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 2.27, 2.53, 6.53 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Port-Gentil spans a total of 188 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.53, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.27, 2.52, 2.65 and 2.65. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Port-Gentil has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.25 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Port-Gentil and Ogooué-Maritime 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 Ogooué-Maritime was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Port-Gentil fare in comparison to others in Ogooué-Maritime? out of the 1 cities in Ogooué-Maritime. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port-Gentil ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Port-Gentil and Gabon 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 Gabon followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Port-Gentil fare in comparison to others in Gabon? out of the 4 cities in Gabon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gabon, street construction in Port-Gentil has become more disconnected. Port-Gentil ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Port-Gentil and Ogooué-Maritime do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Port-Gentil rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ogooué-Maritime was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Port-Gentil is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ogooué-Maritime. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port-Gentil ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Port-Gentil and Gabon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Port-Gentil rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Gabon followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Port-Gentil is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Gabon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port-Gentil ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Port-Gentil had a built-up area of 10.02 square kilometers, and a population of 91409 people.
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