Shellem: city in Adamawa, 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 Shellem as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.05, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.29, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shellem spans a total of 14 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, 0.29, 0.29 and -0.05. Data was not available in 1975.
Shellem and Adamawa 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 Adamawa rose steadily.
How do development practices in Shellem fare in comparison to others in Adamawa? out of the 17 cities in Adamawa. Shellem ranked 10th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Shellem 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 Shellem fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Shellem ranked 268th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Shellem and Adamawa 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 Adamawa rose steadily.
To date, Shellem is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Adamawa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Adamawa, the street network in Shellem has become more connected. Shellem ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shellem 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, Shellem is the 357th-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 Shellem has become more connected. Shellem ranked 278th in 1976-1990, 289th in 1991-2000 and 357th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shellem had a built-up area of 0.85 square kilometers, and a population of 107254 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: