Puerto Ayacucho: city in Amazonas, Venezuela
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 Puerto Ayacucho as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.07, 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 2.71, nan, 3.61 and 4.62. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Puerto Ayacucho spans a total of 195 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.71, 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 2.71, 2.71, 2.8 and 3.07. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Puerto Ayacucho has become more disconnected.
Puerto Ayacucho and Amazonas 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 Amazonas's street network construction.
How do development practices in Puerto Ayacucho fare in comparison to others in Amazonas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Puerto Ayacucho was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Amazonas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Puerto Ayacucho ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Puerto Ayacucho and Venezuela 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 Venezuela's street network construction.
How do development practices in Puerto Ayacucho fare in comparison to others in Venezuela? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Puerto Ayacucho was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Venezuela. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Venezuela, street construction in Puerto Ayacucho has become more disconnected. Puerto Ayacucho ranked 33rd in 1975, 37th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Puerto Ayacucho and Amazonas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Puerto Ayacucho rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Amazonas rose steadily.
To date, Puerto Ayacucho is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Amazonas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Puerto Ayacucho ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Puerto Ayacucho and Venezuela do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Puerto Ayacucho rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Venezuela rose steadily.
To date, Puerto Ayacucho is the 31st-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Venezuela. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Venezuela, the street network in Puerto Ayacucho has become more disconnected. Puerto Ayacucho ranked 33rd in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Puerto Ayacucho had a built-up area of 4.53 square kilometers, and a population of 114852 people.
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