Taroudant: city in Souss - Massa - Draâ, 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 Taroudant as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.64, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.64, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Taroudant spans a total of 68 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.64, 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 1.64, 1.64, 1.64 and 1.64. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Taroudant has become more disconnected.
Taroudant and Souss - Massa - Draâ 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 Souss - Massa - Draâ followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Taroudant fare in comparison to others in Souss - Massa - Draâ? out of the 6 cities in Souss - Massa - Draâ. Taroudant ranked 1st in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Taroudant and Morocco 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 Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Taroudant fare in comparison to others in Morocco? out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Taroudant ranked 15th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Taroudant and Souss - Massa - Draâ do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taroudant rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Souss - Massa - Draâ was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Taroudant is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Souss - Massa - Draâ. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Taroudant ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Taroudant and Morocco do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Taroudant rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Morocco rose steadily.
To date, Taroudant is the 17th-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 Taroudant has become more connected. Taroudant ranked 15th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Taroudant had a built-up area of 3.66 square kilometers, and a population of 60042 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: