Madalla: city in Federal Capital Territory, 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 Madalla as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.94, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.45, 3.13 and 4.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Madalla spans a total of 317 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, 3.45, 3.17 and 3.94. Data was not available in 1975.
Madalla and Federal Capital Territory 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 Federal Capital Territory was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Madalla fare in comparison to others in Federal Capital Territory? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Madalla was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Federal Capital Territory. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Federal Capital Territory, street construction in Madalla has become more connected. Madalla ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Madalla 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 Madalla fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Madalla was the 111th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, street construction in Madalla has become more connected. Madalla ranked 78th in 1976-1990, 123rd in 1991-2000 and 111th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Madalla and Federal Capital Territory 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 Federal Capital Territory was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Madalla is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Federal Capital Territory. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Federal Capital Territory, the street network in Madalla has become more connected. Madalla ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Madalla 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, Madalla is the 66th-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 Madalla has become more connected. Madalla ranked 49th in 1976-1990, 81st in 1991-2000 and 66th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Madalla had a built-up area of 8.24 square kilometers, and a population of 89026 people.
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