Awala: city in Zamfara, 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 Awala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.0, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.07, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Awala spans a total of 31 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, 4.07, 4.07 and 4.0. Data was not available in 1975.
Awala and Zamfara 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 Zamfara peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Awala fare in comparison to others in Zamfara? out of the 6 cities in Zamfara. Awala ranked 1st in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Awala 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 Awala fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Awala ranked 54th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Awala and Zamfara 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 Zamfara rose steadily.
To date, Awala is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Zamfara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Awala ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Awala 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, Awala is the 59th-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 Awala has become more connected. Awala ranked 32nd in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 59th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Awala had a built-up area of 4.79 square kilometers, and a population of 89002 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: