Dinguiraye: city in Faranah, Guinea
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 Dinguiraye as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.63, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.91, nan, nan and -0.78. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dinguiraye spans a total of 3 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of -0.78, which is very well-connected.
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 0.91, 0.91, 0.91 and -0.63. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Dinguiraye has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 1.54.
Dinguiraye and Faranah 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 Faranah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Dinguiraye fare in comparison to others in Faranah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dinguiraye was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Faranah. Dinguiraye ranked 3rd in 1975 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Dinguiraye and Guinea 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 Guinea rose steadily.
How do development practices in Dinguiraye fare in comparison to others in Guinea? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dinguiraye was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Guinea. Dinguiraye ranked 14th in 1975 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Dinguiraye and Faranah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dinguiraye fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Faranah rose steadily.
To date, Dinguiraye is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Faranah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Dinguiraye ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Dinguiraye and Guinea do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dinguiraye fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guinea rose steadily.
To date, Dinguiraye is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Guinea. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guinea, the street network in Dinguiraye has become more connected. Dinguiraye ranked 14th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Dinguiraye had a built-up area of 0.76 square kilometers, and a population of 52413 people.
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