Macenta: city in Nzérékoré, 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 Macenta as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.8, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.26, 4.3, 4.68 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Macenta spans a total of 45 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.26, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.26, 3.58, 3.8 and 3.8. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Macenta has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.32 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Macenta and Nzérékoré 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 Nzérékoré followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Macenta fare in comparison to others in Nzérékoré? out of the 4 cities in Nzérékoré. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nzérékoré, street construction in Macenta has become more disconnected. Macenta ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Macenta 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 Macenta fare in comparison to others in Guinea? out of the 18 cities in Guinea. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guinea, street construction in Macenta has become more disconnected. Macenta ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Macenta and Nzérékoré do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Macenta rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nzérékoré rose steadily.
To date, Macenta is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Nzérékoré. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nzérékoré, the street network in Macenta has become more disconnected. Macenta ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Macenta and Guinea do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Macenta rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guinea rose steadily.
To date, Macenta is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Guinea. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Macenta ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Macenta had a built-up area of 5.51 square kilometers, and a population of 67678 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: