Chivhu: city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
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 Chivhu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.67, 2.46 and 0.96. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Chivhu spans a total of 58 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, 1.67, 2.09 and 2.07. Data was not available in 1975.
Chivhu and Mashonaland East 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 Mashonaland East was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Chivhu fare in comparison to others in Mashonaland East? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chivhu was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Mashonaland East. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Mashonaland East, street construction in Chivhu has become more connected. Chivhu ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Chivhu and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe rose steadily.
How do development practices in Chivhu fare in comparison to others in Zimbabwe? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Chivhu was the 19th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Zimbabwe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Zimbabwe, street construction in Chivhu has become more connected. Chivhu ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Chivhu and Mashonaland East 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 Mashonaland East was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Chivhu is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Mashonaland East. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chivhu ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Chivhu and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe rose steadily.
To date, Chivhu is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Zimbabwe. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Chivhu ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Chivhu had a built-up area of 0.85 square kilometers, and a population of 67301 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: