Butuan: city in Agusan del Norte, Philippines
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 Butuan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.32, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.05, 4.7, 5.26 and 5.11. Street construction in Butuan increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Butuan spans a total of 252 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.7, 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 3.05, 4.0, 4.28 and 4.32. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Butuan has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.95 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Butuan and Agusan del Norte follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Butuan fare in comparison to others in Agusan del Norte? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Butuan was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Agusan del Norte. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Butuan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Butuan and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Butuan peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in Butuan fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Butuan was the 46th-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Philippines, street construction in Butuan has become more connected. Butuan ranked 36th in 1975, 36th in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 46th in 2001-2014.
Butuan and Agusan del Norte follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Butuan is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Agusan del Norte. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Butuan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Butuan and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Butuan is the 39th-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Philippines, the street network in Butuan has become more connected. Butuan ranked 36th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Butuan had a built-up area of 2.25 square kilometers, and a population of 185654 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: