Rumbek: city in Lakes, South Sudan
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 Rumbek as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.44, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.57, nan, nan and 0.32. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Rumbek spans a total of 20 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 0.32, 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 1.57, 1.57, 1.57 and 0.44. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Rumbek has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 1.14.
Rumbek and Lakes 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 Lakes's street network construction.
How do development practices in Rumbek fare in comparison to others in Lakes? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Rumbek was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Lakes. Rumbek ranked 1st in 1975 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Rumbek and South Sudan 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 South Sudan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Rumbek fare in comparison to others in South Sudan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Rumbek was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in South Sudan. Rumbek ranked 1st in 1975 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Rumbek and Lakes do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Rumbek fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Lakes peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Rumbek is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Lakes. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Lakes, the street network in Rumbek has become more connected. Rumbek ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Rumbek and South Sudan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Rumbek fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in South Sudan rose steadily.
To date, Rumbek is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in South Sudan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in South Sudan, the street network in Rumbek has become more connected. Rumbek ranked 1st in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Rumbek had a built-up area of 0.63 square kilometers, and a population of 181330 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: