Jhalokati: 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 Jhalokati as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.7, 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, nan, nan and 4.29. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Jhalokati spans a total of 58 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.29, 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, nan, nan and 2.7. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Jhalokati 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 Jhalokati fare in comparison to others in Barisal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jhalokati was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Barisal. Jhalokati ranked 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Jhalokati 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 Jhalokati fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Jhalokati was the 47th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Jhalokati ranked 47th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Jhalokati 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, Jhalokati is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Barisal. Jhalokati ranked 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Jhalokati 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, Jhalokati is the 94th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Jhalokati ranked 94th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Jhalokati had a built-up area of 3.82 square kilometers, and a population of 79491 people.
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