Waslala: city in Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua
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 Waslala, Nicaragua on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Waslala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.17, 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 nan, 2.94, nan and 11.71. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Waslala spans a total of 15 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 2.94, 2.72 and 3.17. Data was not available in 1975.
Waslala and Atlántico Norte 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 Atlántico Norte rose steadily.
How do development practices in Waslala fare in comparison to others in Atlántico Norte? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Waslala was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Atlántico Norte. Waslala ranked 3rd in 1976-1990 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Waslala and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua rose steadily.
How do development practices in Waslala fare in comparison to others in Nicaragua? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Waslala was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Nicaragua. Waslala ranked 6th in 1976-1990 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Waslala and Atlántico Norte do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Atlántico Norte rose steadily.
To date, Waslala is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Atlántico Norte. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Waslala ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Waslala and Nicaragua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nicaragua rose steadily.
To date, Waslala is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Nicaragua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Waslala ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Waslala had a built-up area of 0.2 square kilometers, and a population of 56842 people.
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