Mahadaay: city in Shabeellaha Dhexe, 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 Mahadaay, Somalia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Mahadaay as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.24, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.78, nan and 1.95. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mahadaay spans a total of 30 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.95, 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 nan, 3.68, 3.35 and 2.24. Data was not available in 1975.
Mahadaay and Shabeellaha Dhexe 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 Shabeellaha Dhexe fell steadily.
How do development practices in Mahadaay fare in comparison to others in Shabeellaha Dhexe? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mahadaay was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Shabeellaha Dhexe. Mahadaay ranked 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Mahadaay and Somalia 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 Somalia peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Mahadaay fare in comparison to others in Somalia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mahadaay was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 23 cities in Somalia. Mahadaay ranked 2nd in 1976-1990 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Mahadaay and Shabeellaha Dhexe do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shabeellaha Dhexe fell steadily.
To date, Mahadaay is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Shabeellaha Dhexe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mahadaay ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Mahadaay and Somalia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Somalia peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Mahadaay is the 4th-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 Mahadaay has become more connected. Mahadaay ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Mahadaay had a built-up area of 0.48 square kilometers, and a population of 94202 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: