Port of Spain: city in Trinidad and Tobago
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 Port of Spain as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.94, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.89, nan, 8.53 and 8.95. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Port of Spain spans a total of 1299 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.89, 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 5.89, 5.89, 5.9 and 5.94. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Port of Spain has become more disconnected.
Port of Spain and Port of Spain do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Port of Spain's street network construction.
How do development practices in Port of Spain fare in comparison to others in Port of Spain? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Port of Spain was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Port of Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port of Spain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Port of Spain and Trinidad and Tobago do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Trinidad and Tobago's street network construction.
How do development practices in Port of Spain fare in comparison to others in Trinidad and Tobago? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Port of Spain was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Trinidad and Tobago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port of Spain ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Port of Spain and Port of Spain do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Port of Spain rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Port of Spain rose steadily.
To date, Port of Spain is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Port of Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port of Spain ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Port of Spain and Trinidad and Tobago do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Port of Spain rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Trinidad and Tobago rose steadily.
To date, Port of Spain is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Trinidad and Tobago. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Port of Spain ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Port of Spain had a built-up area of 68.92 square kilometers, and a population of 336498 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: