Muglad: city in West Kurdufan, 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 Muglad as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.65, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.49, 1.3 and 0.65. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Muglad spans a total of 152 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, 0.49, 0.65 and 0.65. Data was not available in 1975.
Muglad and West Kurdufan 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 West Kurdufan rose steadily.
How do development practices in Muglad fare in comparison to others in West Kurdufan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muglad was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in West Kurdufan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in West Kurdufan, street construction in Muglad has become more connected. Muglad ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Muglad and 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 Sudan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Muglad fare in comparison to others in Sudan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Muglad was the 29th-most disconnected out of the 63 cities in Sudan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sudan, street construction in Muglad has become more connected. Muglad ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Muglad and West Kurdufan 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 West Kurdufan rose steadily.
To date, Muglad is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in West Kurdufan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in West Kurdufan, the street network in Muglad has become more connected. Muglad ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Muglad and 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 Sudan rose steadily.
To date, Muglad is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 63 cities in Sudan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sudan, the street network in Muglad has become more connected. Muglad ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Muglad had a built-up area of 1.69 square kilometers, and a population of 135271 people.
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