Puerto Vallarta: city in Jalisco, 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 Puerto Vallarta as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.78, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.57, 2.04, 2.95 and 6.53. In each period, new street development in Puerto Vallarta steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Puerto Vallarta spans a total of 564 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.57, which is relatively well-connected.
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 1.57, 1.68, 1.74 and 1.78. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Puerto Vallarta has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.11 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Puerto Vallarta fare in comparison to others in Jalisco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Puerto Vallarta was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Jalisco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jalisco, street construction in Puerto Vallarta has become more disconnected. Puerto Vallarta ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Puerto Vallarta and Mexico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Puerto Vallarta fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Puerto Vallarta was the 11th-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 Puerto Vallarta has become more disconnected. Puerto Vallarta ranked 48th in 1975, 74th in 1976-1990, 66th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Puerto Vallarta and Jalisco follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Puerto Vallarta is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Jalisco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jalisco, the street network in Puerto Vallarta has become more connected. Puerto Vallarta ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Puerto Vallarta and Mexico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Puerto Vallarta is the 97th-most disconnected out of the 166 cities in Mexico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mexico, the street network in Puerto Vallarta has become more connected. Puerto Vallarta ranked 48th in 1975, 83rd in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 97th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Puerto Vallarta had a built-up area of 23.86 square kilometers, and a population of 241188 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: