Moulvibazar: city in Sylhet, 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 Moulvibazar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.68, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.19, 4.55, 5.04 and 7.57. In each period, new street development in Moulvibazar steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Moulvibazar spans a total of 66 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.55, 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 4.19, 4.5, 4.62 and 4.68. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Moulvibazar has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.32 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.06.
Moulvibazar and Sylhet follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Moulvibazar fare in comparison to others in Sylhet? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Moulvibazar was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Sylhet. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Moulvibazar ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Moulvibazar and Bangladesh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Moulvibazar fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Moulvibazar was the 11th-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 Moulvibazar has become more disconnected. Moulvibazar ranked 20th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Moulvibazar and Sylhet follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Moulvibazar is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Sylhet. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sylhet, the street network in Moulvibazar has become more connected. Moulvibazar ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Moulvibazar and Bangladesh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Moulvibazar is the 47th-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 Moulvibazar has become more connected. Moulvibazar ranked 20th in 1975, 31st in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Moulvibazar had a built-up area of 13.29 square kilometers, and a population of 212743 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: