Soba: city in Kaduna, 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 Soba as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -1.28, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.86, nan and -1.95. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Soba spans a total of 26 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of -1.95, which is very well-connected.
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, 0.05, -0.07 and -1.28. Data was not available in 1975.
Soba and Kaduna 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 Kaduna peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Soba fare in comparison to others in Kaduna? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Soba was the 14th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Kaduna. Soba ranked 13th in 1976-1990 and 14th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Soba 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 Soba fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Soba was the 381st-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Soba ranked 370th in 1976-1990 and 381st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Soba and Kaduna 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 Kaduna rose steadily.
To date, Soba is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Kaduna. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kaduna, the street network in Soba has become more connected. Soba ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Soba 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, Soba is the 405th-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 Soba has become more connected. Soba ranked 289th in 1976-1990, 320th in 1991-2000 and 405th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Soba had a built-up area of 1.53 square kilometers, and a population of 68458 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: