Alto Molócue: city in Zambezia, 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 Alto Molócue, Mozambique on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Alto Molócue as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.73, 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 2.19, 3.47, 3.51 and 1.96. Street construction in Alto Molócue 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 Alto Molócue spans a total of 41 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.47, 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 2.19, 3.07, 3.14 and 2.73. The aggregate street network in Alto Molócue increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Alto Molócue and Zambezia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Alto Molócue peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Zambezia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Alto Molócue fare in comparison to others in Zambezia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alto Molócue was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Zambezia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Zambezia, street construction in Alto Molócue has become more connected. Alto Molócue ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Alto Molócue and Mozambique do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Alto Molócue peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mozambique was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Alto Molócue fare in comparison to others in Mozambique? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alto Molócue was the 24th-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 Alto Molócue has become more connected. Alto Molócue ranked 8th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
Alto Molócue and Zambezia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Alto Molócue peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Zambezia rose steadily.
To date, Alto Molócue is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Zambezia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Zambezia, the street network in Alto Molócue has become more connected. Alto Molócue ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Alto Molócue and Mozambique do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Alto Molócue peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Mozambique was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Alto Molócue is the 16th-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 Alto Molócue has become more connected. Alto Molócue ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Alto Molócue had a built-up area of 0.93 square kilometers, and a population of 131349 people.
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