Calapan: city in Oriental Mindoro, 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 Calapan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.88, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.92, 4.82, 5.04 and 4.18. Street construction in Calapan 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 Calapan spans a total of 79 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.92, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.92, 3.49, 3.87 and 3.88. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Calapan has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.57 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Calapan and Oriental Mindoro do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Calapan peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oriental Mindoro was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Calapan fare in comparison to others in Oriental Mindoro? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Calapan was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Oriental Mindoro. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Calapan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Calapan and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Calapan peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in Calapan fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Calapan was the 67th-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 Calapan has become more connected. Calapan ranked 44th in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990, 44th in 1991-2000 and 67th in 2001-2014.
Calapan and Oriental Mindoro do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Calapan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Oriental Mindoro was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Calapan is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Oriental Mindoro. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Calapan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Calapan and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Calapan is the 50th-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 Calapan has become more connected. Calapan ranked 44th in 1975, 55th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 50th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Calapan had a built-up area of 0.69 square kilometers, and a population of 66549 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: