Ceel-Caddow: city in Shabeellaha Hoose, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ceel-Caddow as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.74, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.74, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ceel-Caddow spans a total of 23 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.74, 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 1.74, 1.74, 1.74 and 1.74. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ceel-Caddow has become more disconnected.
Ceel-Caddow and Shabeellaha Hoose 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 Hoose followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Ceel-Caddow fare in comparison to others in Shabeellaha Hoose? out of the 4 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose. Ceel-Caddow ranked 1st in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ceel-Caddow 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 Ceel-Caddow fare in comparison to others in Somalia? out of the 23 cities in Somalia. Ceel-Caddow ranked 4th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ceel-Caddow and Shabeellaha Hoose do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ceel-Caddow rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shabeellaha Hoose followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Ceel-Caddow is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Shabeellaha Hoose. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ceel-Caddow ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Ceel-Caddow and Somalia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ceel-Caddow rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Somalia peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Ceel-Caddow is 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, the street network in Ceel-Caddow has become more connected. Ceel-Caddow ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ceel-Caddow had a built-up area of 1.04 square kilometers, and a population of 52180 people.
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