Chinandega: city in 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 Chinandega, Nicaragua on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Chinandega as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.39, 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 0.39, 1.87, 3.74 and 3.44. Street construction in Chinandega 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 Chinandega spans a total of 185 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.87, 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 0.39, 1.5, 2.3 and 2.39. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Chinandega has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.11 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.1.
Chinandega and Chinandega do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Chinandega peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chinandega rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chinandega fare in comparison to others in Chinandega? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chinandega was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Chinandega. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chinandega, street construction in Chinandega has become more connected. Chinandega ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Chinandega and Nicaragua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Chinandega peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nicaragua rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chinandega fare in comparison to others in Nicaragua? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chinandega was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Nicaragua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chinandega ranked 8th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Chinandega and Chinandega follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chinandega is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Chinandega. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chinandega ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Chinandega and Nicaragua follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Chinandega is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Nicaragua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nicaragua, the street network in Chinandega has become more disconnected. Chinandega ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Chinandega had a built-up area of 6.87 square kilometers, and a population of 105135 people.
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