Gairo: city in Morogoro, 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 Gairo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.97, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.6, 0.75 and 2.35. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gairo spans a total of 18 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, 0.6, 0.63 and 0.97. Data was not available in 1975.
Gairo and Morogoro 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 Morogoro followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Gairo fare in comparison to others in Morogoro? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gairo was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Morogoro. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gairo ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gairo 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 Gairo fare in comparison to others in Tanzania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gairo was the 27th-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 Gairo has become more disconnected. Gairo ranked 33rd in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gairo and Morogoro 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 Morogoro rose steadily.
To date, Gairo is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Morogoro. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gairo ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gairo 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, Gairo is the 38th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Tanzania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gairo ranked 38th in 1976-1990, 38th in 1991-2000 and 38th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Gairo had a built-up area of 0.41 square kilometers, and a population of 55858 people.
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