Shinkafi: 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 Shinkafi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.04, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.94, nan and 4.01. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shinkafi spans a total of 45 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, 1.94, 1.94 and 3.04. Data was not available in 1975.
Shinkafi 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 Shinkafi fare in comparison to others in Zamfara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shinkafi was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Zamfara. Shinkafi ranked 2nd in 1976-1990 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Shinkafi 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 Shinkafi fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shinkafi was the 126th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Shinkafi ranked 171st in 1976-1990 and 126th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Shinkafi 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, Shinkafi is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Zamfara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Shinkafi ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Shinkafi 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, Shinkafi is the 124th-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 Shinkafi has become more disconnected. Shinkafi ranked 158th in 1976-1990, 166th in 1991-2000 and 124th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shinkafi had a built-up area of 2.36 square kilometers, and a population of 72619 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: