Ijagbo Offa: city in Kwara, 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 Ijagbo Offa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.96, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.36, 2.36, 2.98 and 3.07. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Ijagbo Offa fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ijagbo Offa spans a total of 435 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.07, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.36, 2.66, 2.68 and 2.96. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Ijagbo Offa has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Ijagbo Offa and Kwara do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ijagbo Offa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kwara rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ijagbo Offa fare in comparison to others in Kwara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ijagbo Offa was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kwara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kwara, street construction in Ijagbo Offa has become more connected. Ijagbo Offa ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Ijagbo Offa and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ijagbo Offa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ijagbo Offa fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ijagbo Offa was the 169th-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 Ijagbo Offa has become more connected. Ijagbo Offa ranked 33rd in 1975, 144th in 1976-1990, 128th in 1991-2000 and 169th in 2001-2014.
Ijagbo Offa and Kwara do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ijagbo Offa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kwara rose steadily.
To date, Ijagbo Offa is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kwara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kwara, the street network in Ijagbo Offa has become more connected. Ijagbo Offa ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ijagbo Offa and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ijagbo Offa was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Ijagbo Offa is the 130th-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 Ijagbo Offa has become more connected. Ijagbo Offa ranked 33rd in 1975, 106th in 1976-1990, 117th in 1991-2000 and 130th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ijagbo Offa had a built-up area of 19.37 square kilometers, and a population of 154578 people.
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