Gaozhou: city in Guangdong, 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 Gaozhou, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Gaozhou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.98, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.13, 0.41 and 0.84. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gaozhou spans a total of 189 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, 1.13, 0.98 and 0.98. Data was not available in 1975.
Gaozhou and Guangdong 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 Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gaozhou fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gaozhou was the 72nd-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, street construction in Gaozhou has become more disconnected. Gaozhou ranked 82nd in 1976-1990, 71st in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gaozhou 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 Gaozhou fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gaozhou was the 1061st-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 Gaozhou has become more connected. Gaozhou ranked 1021st in 1976-1990, 975th in 1991-2000 and 1061st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gaozhou and Guangdong 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 Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Gaozhou is the 94th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, the street network in Gaozhou has become more connected. Gaozhou ranked 85th in 1976-1990, 92nd in 1991-2000 and 94th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Gaozhou 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, Gaozhou is the 1227th-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 Gaozhou has become more connected. Gaozhou ranked 1072nd in 1976-1990, 1161st in 1991-2000 and 1227th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Gaozhou had a built-up area of 13.19 square kilometers, and a population of 245670 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: