Yirol: 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 Yirol as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.67, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 4.34. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yirol spans a total of 60 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
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, nan, nan and 5.67. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Yirol 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 Yirol fare in comparison to others in Lakes? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yirol was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Lakes. Yirol ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Yirol 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 Yirol fare in comparison to others in South Sudan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yirol was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in South Sudan. Yirol ranked 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Yirol and Lakes 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 Lakes peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Yirol is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Lakes. Yirol ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Yirol and South Sudan 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 South Sudan rose steadily.
To date, Yirol is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in South Sudan. Yirol ranked 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Yirol had a built-up area of 0.29 square kilometers, and a population of 101069 people.
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