Kuichong Sub-district: 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 Kuichong Sub-district, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kuichong Sub-district as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.54, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.33, 4.84 and 3.3. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kuichong Sub-district spans a total of 138 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, 3.33, 3.59 and 3.54. Data was not available in 1975.
Kuichong Sub-district 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 Kuichong Sub-district fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuichong Sub-district was the 30th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, street construction in Kuichong Sub-district has become more connected. Kuichong Sub-district ranked 22nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 30th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kuichong Sub-district 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 Kuichong Sub-district fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuichong Sub-district was the 316th-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 Kuichong Sub-district has become more connected. Kuichong Sub-district ranked 244th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 316th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kuichong Sub-district 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, Kuichong Sub-district is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Guangdong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Guangdong, the street network in Kuichong Sub-district has become more disconnected. Kuichong Sub-district ranked 25th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kuichong Sub-district 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, Kuichong Sub-district is the 168th-most disconnected out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, the street network in Kuichong Sub-district has become more disconnected. Kuichong Sub-district ranked 202nd in 1976-1990, 136th in 1991-2000 and 168th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kuichong Sub-district had a built-up area of 7.31 square kilometers, and a population of 58863 people.
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