Samammiya: city in Jigawa, 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 Samammiya as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.57, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.15, 0.24 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Samammiya spans a total of 32 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, -0.15, -0.11 and 1.57. Data was not available in 1975.
Samammiya and Jigawa 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 Jigawa peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Samammiya fare in comparison to others in Jigawa? out of the 9 cities in Jigawa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jigawa, street construction in Samammiya has become more connected. Samammiya ranked 6th in 1976-1990 and 8th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Samammiya 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 Samammiya fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? 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 Samammiya has become more disconnected. Samammiya ranked 297th in 1976-1990 and 232nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Samammiya and Jigawa 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 Jigawa peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Samammiya is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Jigawa. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Jigawa, the street network in Samammiya has become more disconnected. Samammiya ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Samammiya 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, Samammiya is the 230th-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 Samammiya has become more disconnected. Samammiya ranked 306th in 1976-1990, 322nd in 1991-2000 and 230th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Samammiya had a built-up area of 1.24 square kilometers, and a population of 58244 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: