Kiminini: city in Trans Nzoia, Kenya
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 Kiminini as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.79, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 4.59. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kiminini spans a total of 8 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, nan, nan and 3.79. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Kiminini and Trans Nzoia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Trans Nzoia's street network construction.
How do development practices in Kiminini fare in comparison to others in Trans Nzoia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kiminini was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Trans Nzoia. Kiminini ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kiminini and Kenya 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 Kenya followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Kiminini fare in comparison to others in Kenya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kiminini was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 41 cities in Kenya. Kiminini ranked 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kiminini and Trans Nzoia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Trans Nzoia's aggregate street network.
To date, Kiminini is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Trans Nzoia. Kiminini ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kiminini and Kenya 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 Kenya followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Kiminini is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 41 cities in Kenya. Kiminini ranked 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kiminini had a built-up area of 0.11 square kilometers, and a population of 78394 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: