Kitale: 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.
View Kitale, Kenya on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kitale as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.29, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.39, nan and 3.66. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kitale spans a total of 161 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, 1.39, 1.61 and 3.29. Data was not available in 1975.
Kitale 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 Kitale fare in comparison to others in Trans Nzoia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kitale was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Trans Nzoia. Kitale ranked 1st in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kitale 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 Kitale fare in comparison to others in Kenya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kitale was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 41 cities in Kenya. Kitale ranked 27th in 1976-1990 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Kitale 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, Kitale is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Trans Nzoia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Trans Nzoia, the street network in Kitale has become more connected. Kitale ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kitale 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, Kitale is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 41 cities in Kenya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kenya, the street network in Kitale has become more disconnected. Kitale ranked 28th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kitale had a built-up area of 1.92 square kilometers, and a population of 171240 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: