Kakata: city in Margibi, Liberia
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 Kakata as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.08, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.47, 4.07, 4.23 and 6.26. In each period, new street development in Kakata steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kakata spans a total of 89 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.47, 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 3.47, 3.65, 3.76 and 4.08. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kakata has become more disconnected.
Kakata and Margibi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kakata rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Margibi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Kakata fare in comparison to others in Margibi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kakata was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Margibi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kakata ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kakata and Liberia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kakata rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Liberia peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kakata fare in comparison to others in Liberia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kakata was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Liberia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Liberia, street construction in Kakata has become more disconnected. Kakata ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Kakata and Margibi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kakata rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Margibi followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Kakata is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Margibi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kakata ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kakata and Liberia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kakata is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Liberia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Liberia, the street network in Kakata has become more connected. Kakata ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kakata had a built-up area of 1.67 square kilometers, and a population of 55063 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: