Zhicheng: 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 Zhicheng, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Zhicheng as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.98, 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 2.3, 3.3, 3.08 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Zhicheng spans a total of 44 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.3, 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 2.3, 2.86, 3.04 and 2.98. The aggregate street network in Zhicheng increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Zhicheng 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 Zhicheng fare in comparison to others in Hubei? out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Zhicheng ranked 17th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990 and 17th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Zhicheng 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 Zhicheng 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 Zhicheng has become more disconnected. Zhicheng ranked 420th in 1975, 247th in 1976-1990 and 230th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Zhicheng and Hubei do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Zhicheng peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Hubei peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Zhicheng is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 80 cities in Hubei. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Hubei, the street network in Zhicheng has become more disconnected. Zhicheng ranked 17th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
Zhicheng and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Zhicheng peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Zhicheng is the 292nd-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 Zhicheng has become more disconnected. Zhicheng ranked 420th in 1975, 334th in 1976-1990, 261st in 1991-2000 and 292nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Zhicheng had a built-up area of 6.2 square kilometers, and a population of 54096 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: