Obuohia: city in Abia, Nigeria
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 Obuohia as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.13, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.94, nan and 5.28. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Obuohia spans a total of 21 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, 4.94, 4.94 and 5.13. Data was not available in 1975.
Obuohia and Abia 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 Abia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Obuohia fare in comparison to others in Abia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Obuohia was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Abia. Obuohia ranked 3rd in 1976-1990 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Obuohia and Nigeria 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 Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Obuohia fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Obuohia was the 71st-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Obuohia ranked 21st in 1976-1990 and 71st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Obuohia and Abia 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 Abia rose steadily.
To date, Obuohia is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Abia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Abia, the street network in Obuohia has become more disconnected. Obuohia ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Obuohia and Nigeria 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 Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Obuohia is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Obuohia has become more connected. Obuohia ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Obuohia had a built-up area of 0.32 square kilometers, and a population of 59942 people.
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