Bunza: city in Kebbi, 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 Bunza as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.15, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.81, nan and 0.5. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bunza spans a total of 41 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, -0.81, -0.53 and 0.15. Data was not available in 1975.
Bunza and Kebbi 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 Kebbi peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Bunza fare in comparison to others in Kebbi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bunza was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kebbi. Bunza ranked 10th in 1976-1990 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bunza 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 Bunza fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bunza was the 322nd-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Bunza ranked 347th in 1976-1990 and 322nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bunza and Kebbi 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 Kebbi rose steadily.
To date, Bunza is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kebbi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kebbi, the street network in Bunza has become more disconnected. Bunza ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bunza 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, Bunza is the 341st-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 Bunza has become more disconnected. Bunza ranked 363rd in 1976-1990, 356th in 1991-2000 and 341st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Bunza had a built-up area of 1.98 square kilometers, and a population of 86904 people.
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