Kedougou: city in Kédougou, Senegal
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 Kedougou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.27, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.36, nan, -0.68 and -0.21. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kedougou spans a total of 72 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of -0.21, 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 -0.36, -0.36, -0.54 and -0.27. Disconnectivity in Kedougou's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Kedougou and Kédougou do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Kédougou's street network construction.
How do development practices in Kedougou fare in comparison to others in Kédougou? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kedougou was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kédougou. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kedougou ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kedougou and Senegal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Senegal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kedougou fare in comparison to others in Senegal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kedougou was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Senegal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Senegal, street construction in Kedougou has become more disconnected. Kedougou ranked 12th in 1975, 27th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kedougou and Kédougou do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kedougou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kédougou peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Kedougou is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kédougou. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kedougou ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kedougou and Senegal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kedougou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Senegal rose steadily.
To date, Kedougou is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Senegal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Senegal, the street network in Kedougou has become more connected. Kedougou ranked 12th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kedougou had a built-up area of 0.61 square kilometers, and a population of 81729 people.
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