Xinjiang: city in Shanxi, 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 Xinjiang, China on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Xinjiang as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.58, 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 2.99, 1.47, 2.7 and 2.71. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Xinjiang fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Xinjiang spans a total of 72 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.47, 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 2.99, 2.59, 2.58 and 2.58. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Xinjiang has become more connected.
Xinjiang and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xinjiang was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Xinjiang fare in comparison to others in Shanxi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xinjiang was the 18th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, street construction in Xinjiang has become more connected. Xinjiang ranked 11th in 1975, 40th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
Xinjiang and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Xinjiang was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in China followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Xinjiang fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Xinjiang was the 455th-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 Xinjiang has become more connected. Xinjiang ranked 247th in 1975, 886th in 1976-1990, 306th in 1991-2000 and 455th in 2001-2014.
Xinjiang and Shanxi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinjiang fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Shanxi rose steadily.
To date, Xinjiang is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 74 cities in Shanxi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Shanxi, the street network in Xinjiang has become more connected. Xinjiang ranked 11th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
Xinjiang and China do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Xinjiang fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in China peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Xinjiang is the 443rd-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 Xinjiang has become more connected. Xinjiang ranked 247th in 1975, 403rd in 1976-1990, 406th in 1991-2000 and 443rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Xinjiang had a built-up area of 8.44 square kilometers, and a population of 93369 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: