Yeji: city in Brong Ahafo, Ghana
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 Yeji as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.39, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.05, 3.02 and 7.71. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yeji spans a total of 42 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, -0.05, 1.04 and 5.39. Data was not available in 1975.
Yeji and Brong Ahafo 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 Brong Ahafo rose steadily.
How do development practices in Yeji fare in comparison to others in Brong Ahafo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yeji was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Brong Ahafo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Brong Ahafo, street construction in Yeji has become more disconnected. Yeji ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Yeji and Ghana 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 Ghana rose steadily.
How do development practices in Yeji fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yeji was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ghana, street construction in Yeji has become more disconnected. Yeji ranked 40th in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Yeji and Brong Ahafo 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 Brong Ahafo rose steadily.
To date, Yeji is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Brong Ahafo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Brong Ahafo, the street network in Yeji has become more disconnected. Yeji ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Yeji and Ghana 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 Ghana rose steadily.
To date, Yeji is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ghana, the street network in Yeji has become more disconnected. Yeji ranked 45th in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Yeji had a built-up area of 2.68 square kilometers, and a population of 59730 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: