Wadi Khaw: city in Zarqa, Jordan
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 Wadi Khaw, Jordan on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Wadi Khaw as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.41, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.49, 1.65 and 5.52. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wadi Khaw spans a total of 70 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, 2.49, 2.06 and 2.41. Data was not available in 1975.
Wadi Khaw and Zarqa 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 Zarqa rose steadily.
How do development practices in Wadi Khaw fare in comparison to others in Zarqa? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wadi Khaw was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Zarqa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Wadi Khaw ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wadi Khaw and Jordan 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 Jordan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Wadi Khaw fare in comparison to others in Jordan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wadi Khaw was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Jordan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jordan, street construction in Wadi Khaw has become more disconnected. Wadi Khaw ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wadi Khaw and Zarqa 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 Zarqa rose steadily.
To date, Wadi Khaw is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Zarqa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Wadi Khaw ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wadi Khaw and Jordan 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 Jordan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Wadi Khaw is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Jordan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jordan, the street network in Wadi Khaw has become more connected. Wadi Khaw ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Wadi Khaw had a built-up area of 3.87 square kilometers, and a population of 59933 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: