Sakhipur: city in Khulna, 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 Sakhipur as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.82, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 6.53, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sakhipur spans a total of 80 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, 6.64, 6.64 and 6.82. Data was not available in 1975.
Sakhipur and Khulna 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 Khulna rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sakhipur fare in comparison to others in Khulna? out of the 28 cities in Khulna. Sakhipur ranked 1st in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sakhipur 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 Sakhipur fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Sakhipur ranked 8th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sakhipur and Khulna 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 Khulna rose steadily.
To date, Sakhipur is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 28 cities in Khulna. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Khulna, the street network in Sakhipur has become more connected. Sakhipur ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Sakhipur 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, Sakhipur is the 10th-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 Sakhipur has become more connected. Sakhipur ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Sakhipur had a built-up area of 2.93 square kilometers, and a population of 97443 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: