Sandema: city in Upper East, 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 Sandema as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.74, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.98, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sandema spans a total of 10 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, 0.98, 0.98 and 0.74. Data was not available in 1975.
Sandema and Upper East 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 Upper East peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sandema fare in comparison to others in Upper East? out of the 7 cities in Upper East. Sandema ranked 5th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sandema 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 Sandema fare in comparison to others in Ghana? out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Sandema ranked 35th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sandema and Upper East 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 Upper East rose steadily.
To date, Sandema is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Upper East. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sandema ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sandema 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, Sandema is the 47th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ghana, the street network in Sandema has become more connected. Sandema ranked 40th in 1976-1990, 43rd in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sandema had a built-up area of 0.44 square kilometers, and a population of 50450 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: