Beledweyne: city in Hiiraan, Somalia
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 Beledweyne, Somalia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Beledweyne as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.46, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.8, 2.5, 2.4 and 1.83. In each period, new street development in Beledweyne steadily grows more connected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Beledweyne spans a total of 258 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.83, which is relatively 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 4.8, 3.11, 2.97 and 2.46. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Beledweyne has become more connected.
Beledweyne and Hiiraan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these fell steadily.
How do development practices in Beledweyne fare in comparison to others in Hiiraan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Beledweyne was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Hiiraan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Beledweyne ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Beledweyne and Somalia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Beledweyne fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Somalia peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Beledweyne fare in comparison to others in Somalia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Beledweyne was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 23 cities in Somalia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Somalia, street construction in Beledweyne has become more connected. Beledweyne ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Beledweyne and Hiiraan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these fell steadily.
To date, Beledweyne is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Hiiraan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Beledweyne ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Beledweyne and Somalia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Beledweyne fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Somalia peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Beledweyne is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 23 cities in Somalia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Somalia, the street network in Beledweyne has become more connected. Beledweyne ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Beledweyne had a built-up area of 3.49 square kilometers, and a population of 100421 people.
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