Idku: city in Al Buhayrah, Egypt
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 Idku as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.31, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.98, 3.48 and nan. Data was not available in 1975 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Idku spans a total of 74 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 3.48, 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, 5.12, 4.4 and 4.31. Data was not available in 1975.
Idku and Al Buhayrah 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 Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Idku fare in comparison to others in Al Buhayrah? out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Al Buhayrah, street construction in Idku has become more connected. Idku ranked 2nd in 1976-1990 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Idku and Egypt 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 Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Idku fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Egypt, street construction in Idku has become more connected. Idku ranked 41st in 1976-1990 and 43rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1975 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Idku and Al Buhayrah 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 Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
To date, Idku is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Idku ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Idku and Egypt 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 Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Idku is the 56th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in Idku has become more connected. Idku ranked 33rd in 1976-1990, 51st in 1991-2000 and 56th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Idku had a built-up area of 8.01 square kilometers, and a population of 114895 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: