Bhola: city in Barisal, Bangladesh
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 Bhola as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.18, 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 nan, 2.64, 4.48 and 2.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bhola spans a total of 76 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.64, 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 nan, 2.53, 3.36 and 3.18. Data was not available in 1975.
Bhola and Barisal 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 Barisal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bhola fare in comparison to others in Barisal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhola was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Barisal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bhola ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhola and Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bhola fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bhola was the 71st-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, street construction in Bhola has become more connected. Bhola ranked 64th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 71st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhola and Barisal 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 Barisal rose steadily.
To date, Bhola is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Barisal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Barisal, the street network in Bhola has become more connected. Bhola ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Bhola and Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh rose steadily.
To date, Bhola is the 77th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, the street network in Bhola has become more connected. Bhola ranked 70th in 1976-1990, 58th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Bhola had a built-up area of 9.02 square kilometers, and a population of 287548 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: