Nguruka: city in Kigoma, 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 Nguruka as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.79, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.95, 2.32, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nguruka spans a total of 22 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.95, 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 4.95, 4.85, 4.81 and 4.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Nguruka has become more connected.
Nguruka and Kigoma 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 Kigoma was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Nguruka fare in comparison to others in Kigoma? out of the 3 cities in Kigoma. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kigoma, street construction in Nguruka has become more connected. Nguruka ranked 1st in 1975 and 2nd in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Nguruka and Tanzania 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 Tanzania was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Nguruka fare in comparison to others in Tanzania? out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tanzania, street construction in Nguruka has become more connected. Nguruka ranked 2nd in 1975 and 16th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Nguruka and Kigoma do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nguruka fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kigoma was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Nguruka is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Kigoma. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Nguruka ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Nguruka and Tanzania do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nguruka fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Tanzania rose steadily.
To date, Nguruka is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Nguruka ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nguruka had a built-up area of 0.6 square kilometers, and a population of 50877 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: