Geita: city in Tanzania
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 Geita as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.56, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.67, 1.55, 1.81 and 3.31. In each period, new street development in Geita steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Geita spans a total of 94 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.31, 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 0.67, 1.5, 1.66 and 2.56. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Geita has become more disconnected.
Geita and Geita do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Geita rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Geita was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Geita fare in comparison to others in Geita? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Geita was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Geita. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Geita ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Geita and Tanzania do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Geita rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tanzania was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Geita fare in comparison to others in Tanzania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Geita was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Tanzania, street construction in Geita has become more disconnected. Geita ranked 22nd in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Geita and Geita do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Geita rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Geita was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Geita is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Geita. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Geita ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Geita and Tanzania follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Geita is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Tanzania, the street network in Geita has become more disconnected. Geita ranked 22nd in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Geita had a built-up area of 2.55 square kilometers, and a population of 116449 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: