Macheng: city in Hubei, 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 Macheng, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Macheng as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.41, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.57, -1.24 and 0.2. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Macheng spans a total of 159 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 0.2, which is very 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 nan, 1.35, 0.45 and 0.41. Data was not available in 1975.
Macheng and Hubei 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 Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Macheng fare in comparison to others in Hubei? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Macheng was the 62nd-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hubei, street construction in Macheng has become more connected. Macheng ranked 44th in 1976-1990, 62nd in 1991-2000 and 62nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Macheng 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 Macheng fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Macheng was the 1244th-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 Macheng has become more connected. Macheng ranked 836th in 1976-1990, 1273rd in 1991-2000 and 1244th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Macheng and Hubei 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 Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Macheng is the 74th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Hubei, the street network in Macheng has become more connected. Macheng ranked 48th in 1976-1990, 73rd in 1991-2000 and 74th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Macheng 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, Macheng is the 1447th-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 Macheng has become more connected. Macheng ranked 967th in 1976-1990, 1389th in 1991-2000 and 1447th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Macheng had a built-up area of 18.86 square kilometers, and a population of 172515 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: