Vwawa: city in Mbeya, 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 Vwawa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.73, 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 nan, 2.53, 3.22 and 2.36. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Vwawa spans a total of 56 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 3.22, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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, 2.59, 2.88 and 2.73. Data was not available in 1975.
Vwawa and Mbeya 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 Mbeya peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Vwawa fare in comparison to others in Mbeya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vwawa was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Mbeya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mbeya, street construction in Vwawa has become more connected. Vwawa ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vwawa 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 Vwawa fare in comparison to others in Tanzania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vwawa was the 26th-most disconnected 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 Vwawa has become more connected. Vwawa ranked 12th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vwawa and Mbeya 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 Mbeya rose steadily.
To date, Vwawa is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Mbeya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mbeya, the street network in Vwawa has become more connected. Vwawa ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Vwawa and Tanzania 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 Tanzania rose steadily.
To date, Vwawa is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Tanzania, the street network in Vwawa has become more connected. Vwawa ranked 13th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Vwawa had a built-up area of 1.15 square kilometers, and a population of 64963 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: