Kiffa: city in Assaba, Mauritania
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 Kiffa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.8, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.67, -0.79 and -0.91. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kiffa spans a total of 34 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, -0.67, -0.7 and -0.8. Data was not available in 1975.
Kiffa and Assaba 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 Assaba was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kiffa fare in comparison to others in Assaba? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kiffa was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Assaba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kiffa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kiffa and Mauritania 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 Mauritania peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kiffa fare in comparison to others in Mauritania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kiffa was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Mauritania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mauritania, street construction in Kiffa has become more connected. Kiffa ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kiffa and Assaba 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 Assaba fell steadily.
To date, Kiffa is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Assaba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kiffa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kiffa and Mauritania 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 Mauritania rose steadily.
To date, Kiffa is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Mauritania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mauritania, the street network in Kiffa has become more connected. Kiffa ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kiffa had a built-up area of 0.08 square kilometers, and a population of 69630 people.
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