Cebu City: city in Cebu, 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 Cebu City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.58, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.07, 6.94, 7.2 and 7.37. In each period, new street development in Cebu City steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.87 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.17.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cebu City spans a total of 2234 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 6.94, 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 4.07, 6.51, 6.53 and 6.58. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cebu City has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.44 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.05.
Cebu City and Cebu 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 Cebu City fare in comparison to others in Cebu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cebu City was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Cebu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cebu City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cebu City and Philippines 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 Cebu City fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cebu City was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Philippines, street construction in Cebu City has become more disconnected. Cebu City ranked 15th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Cebu City and Cebu follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cebu City is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Cebu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cebu City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cebu City and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cebu City is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Philippines, the street network in Cebu City has become more disconnected. Cebu City ranked 15th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cebu City had a built-up area of 99.33 square kilometers, and a population of 2678295 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: