Kaiama: 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 Kaiama as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.86, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.26, 0.03 and 1.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kaiama spans a total of 72 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, 0.26, 0.28 and 0.86. Data was not available in 1975.
Kaiama and Kwara 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 Kwara rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kaiama fare in comparison to others in Kwara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaiama was the 5th-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 Kaiama has become more connected. Kaiama ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kaiama 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 Kaiama fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaiama was the 285th-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 Kaiama has become more connected. Kaiama ranked 269th in 1976-1990, 242nd in 1991-2000 and 285th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kaiama and Kwara 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 Kwara rose steadily.
To date, Kaiama is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kwara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kwara, the street network in Kaiama has become more disconnected. Kaiama ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kaiama 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, Kaiama is the 284th-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 Kaiama has become more connected. Kaiama ranked 280th in 1976-1990, 290th in 1991-2000 and 284th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kaiama had a built-up area of 1.34 square kilometers, and a population of 69223 people.
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