Guanajuato: region in 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.
View Guanajuato, Mexico on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Guanajuato as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.98, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.89, 3.03, 3.14 and 4.36. In each period, new street development in Guanajuato steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Guanajuato spans a total of 25203 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.03, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.89, 2.54, 2.67 and 2.98. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Guanajuato has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.66 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.3.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Guanajuato rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Guanajuato, we can consider three of its most populous cities: León, Irapuato and Celaya. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Guanajuato follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Guanajuato fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Guanajuato was the 19th-most disconnected out of the 32 regions in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Mexico, street construction in Guanajuato has become more disconnected. Guanajuato ranked 22nd in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Guanajuato is Guanajuato with an SNDi of 3.62, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is Valle de Santiago with an SNDi of 0.49, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Guanajuato rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Guanajuato, we can consider three of its most populous cities: León, Irapuato and Celaya. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Guanajuato follow the same region trend.
To date, Guanajuato is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 32 regions in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Mexico, the street network in Guanajuato has become more disconnected. Guanajuato ranked 22nd in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.