Cuamba: city in Nassa, 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.
View Cuamba, Mozambique on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Cuamba as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.85, 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 1.74, 3.67, 4.03 and 3.52. Street construction in Cuamba 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 Cuamba spans a total of 69 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.74, 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 1.74, 2.41, 2.61 and 2.85. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cuamba has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.67 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.24.
Cuamba and Nassa do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cuamba peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nassa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Cuamba fare in comparison to others in Nassa? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cuamba was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Nassa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nassa, street construction in Cuamba has become more disconnected. Cuamba ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cuamba and Mozambique do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cuamba peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mozambique was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Cuamba fare in comparison to others in Mozambique? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cuamba was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 57 cities in Mozambique. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Mozambique, street construction in Cuamba has become more disconnected. Cuamba ranked 12th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Cuamba and Nassa do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cuamba rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nassa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Cuamba is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Nassa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nassa, the street network in Cuamba has become more disconnected. Cuamba ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cuamba and Mozambique do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cuamba rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mozambique was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Cuamba is the 15th-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 Cuamba has become more connected. Cuamba ranked 12th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cuamba had a built-up area of 1.02 square kilometers, and a population of 143842 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: