As Suwayrah: city in Wasit, Iraq
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.
View As Suwayrah, Iraq on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in As Suwayrah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.52, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.42, 0.47 and 2.36. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in As Suwayrah spans a total of 146 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, 0.42, 0.42 and 1.52. Data was not available in 1975.
As Suwayrah and Wasit 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 Wasit was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in As Suwayrah fare in comparison to others in Wasit? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in As Suwayrah was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Wasit. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Wasit, street construction in As Suwayrah has become more disconnected. As Suwayrah ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As Suwayrah and Iraq 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 Iraq was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in As Suwayrah fare in comparison to others in Iraq? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in As Suwayrah was the 27th-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iraq, street construction in As Suwayrah has become more disconnected. As Suwayrah ranked 62nd in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As Suwayrah and Wasit 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 Wasit was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, As Suwayrah is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Wasit. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Wasit, the street network in As Suwayrah has become more disconnected. As Suwayrah ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As Suwayrah and Iraq 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 Iraq was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, As Suwayrah is the 44th-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Iraq. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iraq, the street network in As Suwayrah has become more disconnected. As Suwayrah ranked 64th in 1976-1990, 65th in 1991-2000 and 44th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, As Suwayrah had a built-up area of 2.96 square kilometers, and a population of 57197 people.
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