Santo Domingo Tehuantepec: city in Oaxaca, 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.69, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.19, 2.22, 1.12 and 0.2. Street construction in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec spans a total of 196 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.22, 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 1.19, 1.74, 1.73 and 1.69. The aggregate street network in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Santo Domingo Tehuantepec and Oaxaca do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oaxaca peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec fare in comparison to others in Oaxaca? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Oaxaca. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oaxaca, street construction in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec has become more connected. Santo Domingo Tehuantepec ranked 5th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Santo Domingo Tehuantepec and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
How do development practices in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec was the 161st-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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec has become more connected. Santo Domingo Tehuantepec ranked 65th in 1975, 60th in 1976-1990, 145th in 1991-2000 and 161st in 2001-2014.
Santo Domingo Tehuantepec and Oaxaca do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oaxaca rose steadily.
To date, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Oaxaca. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oaxaca, the street network in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec has become more connected. Santo Domingo Tehuantepec ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Santo Domingo Tehuantepec and Mexico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mexico rose steadily.
To date, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec is the 109th-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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec has become more connected. Santo Domingo Tehuantepec ranked 65th in 1975, 79th in 1976-1990, 86th in 1991-2000 and 109th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec had a built-up area of 4.08 square kilometers, and a population of 52365 people.
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