Siguatepeque: city in Comayagua, Honduras
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 Siguatepeque as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.71, 0.3, 1.92 and 4.18. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Siguatepeque fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Siguatepeque spans a total of 178 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.3, 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 0.71, 0.38, 0.83 and 1.07. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Siguatepeque has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Siguatepeque and Comayagua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Siguatepeque was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Comayagua rose steadily.
How do development practices in Siguatepeque fare in comparison to others in Comayagua? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Siguatepeque was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Comayagua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Siguatepeque ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Siguatepeque and Honduras do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Siguatepeque was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Honduras rose steadily.
How do development practices in Siguatepeque fare in comparison to others in Honduras? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Siguatepeque was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Honduras. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Siguatepeque ranked 8th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Siguatepeque and Comayagua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Siguatepeque was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Comayagua rose steadily.
To date, Siguatepeque is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Comayagua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Comayagua, the street network in Siguatepeque has become more connected. Siguatepeque ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Siguatepeque and Honduras do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Siguatepeque was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Honduras rose steadily.
To date, Siguatepeque is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Honduras. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Honduras, the street network in Siguatepeque has become more connected. Siguatepeque ranked 8th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Siguatepeque had a built-up area of 5.45 square kilometers, and a population of 59252 people.
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