Meizhou: 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Meizhou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.05, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.79, 2.09, 2.54 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Meizhou spans a total of 510 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.09, which is relatively well-connected.
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 3.79, 2.11, 2.07 and 2.05. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Meizhou has become more connected.
Meizhou 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 Meizhou fare in comparison to others in Guangdong? 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 Meizhou has become more connected. Meizhou ranked 17th in 1975, 57th in 1976-1990 and 25th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Meizhou 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 Meizhou fare in comparison to others in China? 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 Meizhou has become more connected. Meizhou ranked 122nd in 1975, 628th in 1976-1990 and 337th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Meizhou and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Meizhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Meizhou is the 53rd-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 Meizhou has become more connected. Meizhou ranked 17th in 1975, 52nd in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 53rd in 2001-2014.
Meizhou and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Meizhou fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Meizhou is the 679th-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 Meizhou has become more connected. Meizhou ranked 122nd in 1975, 609th in 1976-1990, 628th in 1991-2000 and 679th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Meizhou had a built-up area of 46.09 square kilometers, and a population of 451529 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: