Ife: city in Osun, 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 Ife as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.99, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.89, 4.0, 4.95 and 5.88. In each period, new street development in Ife steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.11 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.93.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ife spans a total of 739 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.89, 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 2.89, 3.16, 3.57 and 3.99. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ife has become more disconnected.
Ife and Osun follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ife fare in comparison to others in Osun? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ife was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Osun. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Osun, street construction in Ife has become more disconnected. Ife ranked 8th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Ife and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ife rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ife fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ife was the 45th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, street construction in Ife has become more disconnected. Ife ranked 52nd in 1975, 56th in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
Ife and Osun follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ife is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Osun. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Osun, the street network in Ife has become more disconnected. Ife ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Ife and Nigeria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ife is the 61st-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 Ife has become more connected. Ife ranked 52nd in 1975, 71st in 1976-1990, 57th in 1991-2000 and 61st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ife had a built-up area of 26.19 square kilometers, and a population of 382422 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: