Akure: city in Ondo, 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 Akure as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.91, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.04, 3.47, 4.5 and 4.67. In each period, new street development in Akure steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.44 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.17.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Akure spans a total of 1326 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.04, 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 3.04, 3.04, 3.46 and 3.91. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Akure has become more disconnected.
Akure and Ondo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Akure rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ondo peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Akure fare in comparison to others in Ondo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Akure was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Ondo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ondo, street construction in Akure has become more connected. Akure ranked 5th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Akure and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Akure rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Akure fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Akure was the 94th-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 Akure has become more connected. Akure ranked 46th in 1975, 74th in 1976-1990, 66th in 1991-2000 and 94th in 2001-2014.
Akure and Ondo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Akure is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Ondo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ondo, the street network in Akure has become more connected. Akure ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Akure and Nigeria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Akure is the 70th-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 Akure has become more connected. Akure ranked 46th in 1975, 78th in 1976-1990, 62nd in 1991-2000 and 70th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Akure had a built-up area of 62.46 square kilometers, and a population of 530932 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: