Nhilla: city in Chittagong, 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 Nhilla as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.11, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.88, 6.4, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nhilla spans a total of 17 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 6.4, 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 3.88, 5.11, 5.11 and 5.11. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nhilla has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.24 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Nhilla and Chittagong 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 Chittagong peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Nhilla fare in comparison to others in Chittagong? out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Chittagong, street construction in Nhilla has become more disconnected. Nhilla ranked 11th in 1975 and 4th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Nhilla 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 Nhilla fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, street construction in Nhilla has become more disconnected. Nhilla ranked 26th in 1975 and 9th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Nhilla and Chittagong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nhilla rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chittagong peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Nhilla is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chittagong, the street network in Nhilla has become more connected. Nhilla ranked 11th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
Nhilla and Bangladesh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nhilla rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bangladesh rose steadily.
To date, Nhilla is the 36th-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 Nhilla has become more connected. Nhilla ranked 26th in 1975, 23rd in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 36th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nhilla had a built-up area of 0.59 square kilometers, and a population of 72849 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: