Wuwei: city in Gansu, China
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.
View Wuwei, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Wuwei as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.16, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.42, 0.45 and 1.5. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wuwei spans a total of 299 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, 2.42, 2.32 and 2.16. Data was not available in 1975.
Wuwei and Gansu 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 Gansu was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Wuwei fare in comparison to others in Gansu? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wuwei was the 25th-most disconnected out of the 34 cities in Gansu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Gansu, street construction in Wuwei has become more connected. Wuwei ranked 16th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wuwei and China 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 China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Wuwei fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Wuwei was the 858th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Wuwei has become more connected. Wuwei ranked 485th in 1976-1990, 963rd in 1991-2000 and 858th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wuwei and Gansu 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 Gansu fell steadily.
To date, Wuwei is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 34 cities in Gansu. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Gansu, the street network in Wuwei has become more connected. Wuwei ranked 17th in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Wuwei and China 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 China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Wuwei is the 629th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Wuwei has become more connected. Wuwei ranked 472nd in 1976-1990, 520th in 1991-2000 and 629th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Wuwei had a built-up area of 30.95 square kilometers, and a population of 211816 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: