Matamoros: city in Coahuila, Mexico
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 Matamoros as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.39, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.29, 1.22 and 0.79. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Matamoros spans a total of 134 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, -0.29, 0.1 and 0.39. Data was not available in 1975.
Matamoros and Coahuila 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 Coahuila was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Matamoros fare in comparison to others in Coahuila? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matamoros was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Coahuila. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Matamoros ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Matamoros and Mexico 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 Mexico rose steadily.
How do development practices in Matamoros fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matamoros was the 158th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mexico, street construction in Matamoros has become more disconnected. Matamoros ranked 164th in 1976-1990, 140th in 1991-2000 and 158th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Matamoros and Coahuila 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 Coahuila was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Matamoros is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Coahuila. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Matamoros ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Matamoros and Mexico 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 Mexico rose steadily.
To date, Matamoros is the 156th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mexico, the street network in Matamoros has become more disconnected. Matamoros ranked 165th in 1976-1990, 160th in 1991-2000 and 156th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Matamoros had a built-up area of 4.85 square kilometers, and a population of 51266 people.
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