Ila Orangun: 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 Ila Orangun as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.68, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.64, 2.5, 2.71 and 5.31. In each period, new street development in Ila Orangun steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ila Orangun spans a total of 125 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.31, 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 0.64, 2.08, 2.08 and 3.68. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ila Orangun has become more disconnected.
Ila Orangun 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 Ila Orangun fare in comparison to others in Osun? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ila Orangun was the 9th-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 Ila Orangun has become more disconnected. Ila Orangun ranked 14th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Ila Orangun and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ila Orangun rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ila Orangun fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ila Orangun was the 68th-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 Ila Orangun has become more disconnected. Ila Orangun ranked 166th in 1975, 132nd in 1976-1990, 138th in 1991-2000 and 68th in 2001-2014.
Ila Orangun and Osun follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ila Orangun is the 10th-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 Ila Orangun has become more disconnected. Ila Orangun ranked 14th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Ila Orangun and Nigeria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ila Orangun is the 80th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Ila Orangun has become more disconnected. Ila Orangun ranked 166th in 1975, 147th in 1976-1990, 159th in 1991-2000 and 80th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ila Orangun had a built-up area of 6.51 square kilometers, and a population of 58549 people.
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