Oujda: city in Oriental, Morocco
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 Oujda as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.98, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.63, 1.03, 1.13 and 1.06. Street construction in Oujda increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Oujda spans a total of 1386 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.03, 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 0.63, 0.96, 0.98 and 0.98. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Oujda has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.33 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Oujda and Oriental do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Oujda peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oriental rose steadily.
How do development practices in Oujda fare in comparison to others in Oriental? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Oujda was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Oriental. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Oujda ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Oujda and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Oujda peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Oujda fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Oujda was the 42nd-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Morocco, street construction in Oujda has become more connected. Oujda ranked 41st in 1975, 34th in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014.
Oujda and Oriental follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Oujda is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Oriental. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oriental, the street network in Oujda has become more connected. Oujda ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Oujda and Morocco follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Oujda is the 44th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Morocco, the street network in Oujda has become more connected. Oujda ranked 41st in 1975, 40th in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 44th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Oujda had a built-up area of 38.09 square kilometers, and a population of 506992 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: