Maputo: city in Mozambique
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 Maputo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.89, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.34, 0.8, 0.87 and 0.94. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Maputo fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Maputo spans a total of 6066 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.8, 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 1.34, 0.87, 0.87 and 0.89. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Maputo has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Maputo and Maputo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Maputo was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Maputo was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Maputo fare in comparison to others in Maputo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maputo was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Maputo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Maputo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Maputo and Mozambique follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Maputo fare in comparison to others in Mozambique? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Maputo was the 34th-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Mozambique. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mozambique, street construction in Maputo has become more connected. Maputo ranked 17th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014.
Maputo and Maputo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Maputo is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Maputo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Maputo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Maputo and Mozambique do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Maputo was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mozambique was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Maputo is the 39th-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Mozambique. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mozambique, the street network in Maputo has become more connected. Maputo ranked 17th in 1975, 32nd in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Maputo had a built-up area of 228.78 square kilometers, and a population of 2428912 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: