Huamantla: city in Tlaxcala, 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 Huamantla as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.52, 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 1.17, 1.3, 3.6 and 4.54. In each period, new street development in Huamantla steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Huamantla spans a total of 162 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 3.6, 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 1.17, 1.21, 2.22 and 2.52. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Huamantla has become more disconnected.
Huamantla and Tlaxcala 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 Huamantla fare in comparison to others in Tlaxcala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Huamantla was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Tlaxcala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Huamantla ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Huamantla 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 Huamantla fare in comparison to others in Mexico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Huamantla was the 39th-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 Huamantla has become more disconnected. Huamantla ranked 68th in 1975, 113th in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014.
Huamantla and Tlaxcala follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Huamantla is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Tlaxcala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Huamantla ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Huamantla and Mexico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Huamantla is the 49th-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 Huamantla has become more disconnected. Huamantla ranked 68th in 1975, 105th in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Huamantla had a built-up area of 4.31 square kilometers, and a population of 56043 people.
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