Obukpa: 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 Obukpa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.57, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.06, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Obukpa spans a total of 19 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, -0.06, -0.06 and 0.57. Data was not available in 1975.
Obukpa 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 Obukpa fare in comparison to others in Enugu? out of the 12 cities in Enugu. Obukpa ranked 9th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Obukpa 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 Obukpa fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Obukpa ranked 289th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Obukpa 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, Obukpa is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Enugu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Enugu, the street network in Obukpa has become more connected. Obukpa ranked 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Obukpa 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, Obukpa is the 313th-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 Obukpa has become more connected. Obukpa ranked 297th in 1976-1990, 318th in 1991-2000 and 313th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Obukpa had a built-up area of 0.19 square kilometers, and a population of 69467 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: