Gushiegu: city in Northern, 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 Gushiegu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.31, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.9, -0.04 and 2.66. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gushiegu spans a total of 51 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, -0.9, -0.6 and 1.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Gushiegu and Northern 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 Northern rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gushiegu fare in comparison to others in Northern? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gushiegu was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Northern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Northern, street construction in Gushiegu has become more disconnected. Gushiegu ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gushiegu 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 Gushiegu fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gushiegu was the 37th-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 Gushiegu has become more disconnected. Gushiegu ranked 41st in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 37th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gushiegu and Northern 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 Northern rose steadily.
To date, Gushiegu is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Northern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Northern, the street network in Gushiegu has become more disconnected. Gushiegu ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gushiegu 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, Gushiegu is the 44th-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 Gushiegu has become more disconnected. Gushiegu ranked 46th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 44th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Gushiegu had a built-up area of 0.48 square kilometers, and a population of 112670 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: