Impfondo: city in Likouala, Republic of Congo
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.
View Impfondo, Republic of Congo on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Impfondo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.91, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.57, -0.23, 1.01 and 3.49. In each period, new street development in Impfondo steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Impfondo spans a total of 114 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.23, which is very well-connected.
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 -0.57, -0.31, 0.03 and 0.91. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Impfondo has become more disconnected.
Impfondo and Likouala 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 Impfondo fare in comparison to others in Likouala? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Impfondo was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Likouala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Likouala, street construction in Impfondo has become more disconnected. Impfondo ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Impfondo and Republic of Congo 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 Impfondo fare in comparison to others in Republic of Congo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Impfondo was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Republic of Congo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Republic of Congo, street construction in Impfondo has become more disconnected. Impfondo ranked 9th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Impfondo and Likouala follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Impfondo is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Likouala. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Impfondo ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Impfondo and Republic of Congo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Impfondo is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Republic of Congo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Republic of Congo, the street network in Impfondo has become more disconnected. Impfondo ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Impfondo had a built-up area of 3.33 square kilometers, and a population of 304021 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: