Iloilo City: city in Iloilo, 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 Iloilo City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.86, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.03, 5.04, 5.08 and 6.33. In each period, new street development in Iloilo City steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Iloilo City spans a total of 658 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.04, 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 4.03, 4.7, 4.75 and 4.86. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Iloilo City has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.67 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.11.
Iloilo City and Iloilo 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 Iloilo City fare in comparison to others in Iloilo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Iloilo City was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Iloilo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Iloilo City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Iloilo 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 Iloilo City fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Iloilo City was the 19th-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 Iloilo City has become more connected. Iloilo City ranked 16th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
Iloilo City and Iloilo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Iloilo City is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Iloilo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Iloilo City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Iloilo 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, Iloilo City is the 21st-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 Iloilo City has become more connected. Iloilo City ranked 16th in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Iloilo City had a built-up area of 12.53 square kilometers, and a population of 489033 people.
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