Kuqa: city in Xinjiang Uygur, 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 Kuqa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.47, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, -1.29 and -0.35. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kuqa spans a total of 18 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, nan, -1.29 and -0.47. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Kuqa and Xinjiang Uygur 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 Xinjiang Uygur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Kuqa fare in comparison to others in Xinjiang Uygur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuqa was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Xinjiang Uygur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Xinjiang Uygur, street construction in Kuqa has become more connected. Kuqa ranked 18th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kuqa 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 Kuqa fare in comparison to others in China? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuqa was the 1330th-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 Kuqa has become more connected. Kuqa ranked 1278th in 1991-2000 and 1330th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kuqa and Xinjiang Uygur 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 Xinjiang Uygur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Kuqa is the 22nd-most disconnected out of the 24 cities in Xinjiang Uygur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Xinjiang Uygur, the street network in Kuqa has become more connected. Kuqa ranked 20th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kuqa 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, Kuqa is the 1620th-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 Kuqa has become more disconnected. Kuqa ranked 1621st in 1991-2000 and 1620th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kuqa had a built-up area of 18.61 square kilometers, and a population of 111845 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: