Debiganj: city in Rangpur, 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 Debiganj as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.95, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.11, 1.29 and 1.89. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Debiganj 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, 4.11, 2.9 and 1.95. Data was not available in 1975.
Debiganj and Rangpur 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 Rangpur rose steadily.
How do development practices in Debiganj fare in comparison to others in Rangpur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Debiganj was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Rangpur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rangpur, street construction in Debiganj has become more connected. Debiganj ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debiganj 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 Debiganj fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Debiganj was the 90th-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 Debiganj has become more connected. Debiganj ranked 33rd in 1976-1990, 70th in 1991-2000 and 90th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debiganj and Rangpur 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 Rangpur rose steadily.
To date, Debiganj is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Rangpur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Rangpur, the street network in Debiganj has become more connected. Debiganj ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debiganj 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, Debiganj is the 115th-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 Debiganj has become more connected. Debiganj ranked 38th in 1976-1990, 70th in 1991-2000 and 115th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Debiganj had a built-up area of 0.7 square kilometers, and a population of 65767 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: