Ugbokolo: city in Benue, 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 Ugbokolo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -1.13, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.34, nan and -1.26. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ugbokolo spans a total of 28 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, -1.34, -1.35 and -1.13. Data was not available in 1975.
Ugbokolo and Benue 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 Benue peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ugbokolo fare in comparison to others in Benue? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ugbokolo was the 15th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Benue. Ugbokolo ranked 11th in 1976-1990 and 15th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Ugbokolo 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 Ugbokolo fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ugbokolo was the 376th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Ugbokolo ranked 366th in 1976-1990 and 376th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Ugbokolo and Benue 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 Benue rose steadily.
To date, Ugbokolo is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Benue. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Benue, the street network in Ugbokolo has become more connected. Ugbokolo ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ugbokolo 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, Ugbokolo is the 403rd-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 Ugbokolo has become more connected. Ugbokolo ranked 381st in 1976-1990, 387th in 1991-2000 and 403rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ugbokolo had a built-up area of 1.15 square kilometers, and a population of 143687 people.
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