Lokoja: city in Kogi, 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 Lokoja as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.73, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.68, 4.92 and 5.69. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lokoja spans a total of 301 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, 4.68, 4.72 and 4.73. Data was not available in 1975.
Lokoja and Kogi 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 Kogi peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Lokoja fare in comparison to others in Kogi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lokoja was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Kogi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kogi, street construction in Lokoja has become more connected. Lokoja ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lokoja 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 Lokoja fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lokoja was the 54th-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 Lokoja has become more connected. Lokoja ranked 31st in 1976-1990, 53rd in 1991-2000 and 54th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lokoja and Kogi 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 Kogi rose steadily.
To date, Lokoja is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Kogi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Lokoja ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Lokoja 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, Lokoja is the 28th-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 Lokoja has become more connected. Lokoja ranked 16th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Lokoja had a built-up area of 15.03 square kilometers, and a population of 154394 people.
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