Chimaltenango: city in Guatemala
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 Chimaltenango as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.06, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.51, 4.25, 5.6 and 7.06. In each period, new street development in Chimaltenango steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Chimaltenango spans a total of 203 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.51, 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 3.51, 3.76, 3.77 and 4.06. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Chimaltenango has become more disconnected.
Chimaltenango and Chimaltenango follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chimaltenango fare in comparison to others in Chimaltenango? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chimaltenango was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Chimaltenango. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chimaltenango ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Chimaltenango and Guatemala follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chimaltenango fare in comparison to others in Guatemala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chimaltenango was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 45 cities in Guatemala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chimaltenango ranked 5th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Chimaltenango and Chimaltenango follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chimaltenango is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Chimaltenango. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chimaltenango ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Chimaltenango and Guatemala follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chimaltenango is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 45 cities in Guatemala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guatemala, the street network in Chimaltenango has become more connected. Chimaltenango ranked 5th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Chimaltenango had a built-up area of 7.31 square kilometers, and a population of 145653 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: