Shibganj: city in Rajshahi, 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 Shibganj as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.78, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 1.63 and 3.87. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shibganj spans a total of 26 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, nan, 3.55 and 3.78. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Shibganj and Rajshahi 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 Rajshahi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Shibganj fare in comparison to others in Rajshahi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shibganj was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Rajshahi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rajshahi, street construction in Shibganj has become more disconnected. Shibganj ranked 9th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shibganj 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 Shibganj fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shibganj was the 53rd-most disconnected 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 Shibganj has become more disconnected. Shibganj ranked 65th in 1991-2000 and 53rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shibganj and Rajshahi 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 Rajshahi peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Shibganj is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Rajshahi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Shibganj ranked 9th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shibganj 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, Shibganj is the 66th-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 Shibganj has become more connected. Shibganj ranked 55th in 1991-2000 and 66th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shibganj had a built-up area of 2.34 square kilometers, and a population of 111326 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: