Colonia Santa Teresa: city in Hidalgo, 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 Colonia Santa Teresa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.58, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 5.4, 1.99 and 5.58. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Colonia Santa Teresa spans a total of 158 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, 5.4, 4.9 and 5.58. Data was not available in 1975.
Colonia Santa Teresa and Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Colonia Santa Teresa fare in comparison to others in Hidalgo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Colonia Santa Teresa was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Hidalgo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Colonia Santa Teresa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Colonia Santa Teresa 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 Colonia Santa Teresa fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Colonia Santa Teresa was the 19th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mexico, street construction in Colonia Santa Teresa has become more connected. Colonia Santa Teresa ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 111th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Colonia Santa Teresa and Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Colonia Santa Teresa is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Hidalgo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Colonia Santa Teresa ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Colonia Santa Teresa 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, Colonia Santa Teresa is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Colonia Santa Teresa ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Colonia Santa Teresa had a built-up area of 3.85 square kilometers, and a population of 69421 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: