Ikolo: city in Enugu, 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 Ikolo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.02, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.27, 2.28 and 1.04. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ikolo spans a total of 50 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, -0.27, 1.09 and 1.02. Data was not available in 1975.
Ikolo and Enugu 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 Enugu peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ikolo fare in comparison to others in Enugu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikolo was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Enugu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Enugu, street construction in Ikolo has become more disconnected. Ikolo ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikolo 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 Ikolo fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikolo was the 289th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, street construction in Ikolo has become more disconnected. Ikolo ranked 307th in 1976-1990, 148th in 1991-2000 and 289th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikolo and Enugu 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 Enugu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Ikolo is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Enugu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Enugu, the street network in Ikolo has become more disconnected. Ikolo ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikolo 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, Ikolo is the 268th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Ikolo has become more disconnected. Ikolo ranked 318th in 1976-1990, 227th in 1991-2000 and 268th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ikolo had a built-up area of 1.63 square kilometers, and a population of 88961 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: