Mihtarlam: city in Laghman, Afghanistan
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.
View Mihtarlam, Afghanistan on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Mihtarlam as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 0.97 and 1.03. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mihtarlam spans a total of 45 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 1.03, which is relatively well-connected.
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, nan, 1.01 and 1.07. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Mihtarlam and Laghman 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 Laghman was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Mihtarlam fare in comparison to others in Laghman? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mihtarlam was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Laghman. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mihtarlam ranked 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mihtarlam and Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Mihtarlam fare in comparison to others in Afghanistan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mihtarlam was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 40 cities in Afghanistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Afghanistan, street construction in Mihtarlam has become more connected. Mihtarlam ranked 18th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mihtarlam and Laghman 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 Laghman was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Mihtarlam is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Laghman. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mihtarlam ranked 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Mihtarlam and Afghanistan 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 Afghanistan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Mihtarlam is the 32nd-most disconnected out of the 40 cities in Afghanistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Afghanistan, the street network in Mihtarlam has become more connected. Mihtarlam ranked 31st in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Mihtarlam had a built-up area of 0.21 square kilometers, and a population of 122762 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: