Wengyuan: 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 Wengyuan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.55, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.14, 3.03, 0.22 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Wengyuan spans a total of 123 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.03, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 0.14, 2.91, 2.69 and 2.55. The aggregate street network in Wengyuan increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Wengyuan 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 Wengyuan 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 Wengyuan has become more connected. Wengyuan ranked 67th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990 and 75th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Wengyuan 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 Wengyuan fare in comparison to others in China? out of the 1651 cities in China. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in China, street construction in Wengyuan has become more disconnected. Wengyuan ranked 1093rd in 1975, 298th in 1976-1990 and 1035th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Wengyuan and Guangdong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Wengyuan peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guangdong was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Wengyuan is the 36th-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 Wengyuan has become more disconnected. Wengyuan ranked 67th in 1975, 33rd in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 36th in 2001-2014.
Wengyuan and China follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Wengyuan is the 454th-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 Wengyuan has become more disconnected. Wengyuan ranked 1093rd in 1975, 316th in 1976-1990, 363rd in 1991-2000 and 454th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Wengyuan had a built-up area of 3.88 square kilometers, and a population of 85122 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: