Bodinga: city in Sokoto, 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 Bodinga as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.25, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.58, 6.25 and 4.24. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bodinga spans a total of 55 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 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, 3.58, 4.27 and 4.25. Data was not available in 1975.
Bodinga and Sokoto 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 Sokoto was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Bodinga fare in comparison to others in Sokoto? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bodinga was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sokoto. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bodinga ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bodinga 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 Bodinga fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bodinga was the 114th-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 Bodinga has become more connected. Bodinga ranked 67th in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 114th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bodinga and Sokoto 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 Sokoto fell steadily.
To date, Bodinga is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sokoto. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bodinga ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bodinga 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, Bodinga is the 48th-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 Bodinga has become more connected. Bodinga ranked 44th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Bodinga had a built-up area of 0.88 square kilometers, and a population of 72288 people.
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