6th of October: city in Al Jizah, 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.
View 6th of October, Egypt on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in 6th of October as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.7, 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 nan, 2.61, 2.99 and 2.67. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in 6th of October spans a total of 938 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, 2.61, 2.71 and 2.7. Data was not available in 1975.
6th of October and Al Jizah 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 Jizah peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in 6th of October fare in comparison to others in Al Jizah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 6th of October was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Al Jizah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Al Jizah, street construction in 6th of October has become more disconnected. 6th of October ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
6th of October 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 6th of October fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 6th of October was the 63rd-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, street construction in 6th of October has become more disconnected. 6th of October ranked 80th in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 63rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
6th of October and Al Jizah 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 Jizah rose steadily.
To date, 6th of October is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Al Jizah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. 6th of October ranked 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
6th of October 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, 6th of October is the 101st-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in 6th of October has become more disconnected. 6th of October ranked 103rd in 1976-1990, 99th in 1991-2000 and 101st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, 6th of October had a built-up area of 27.86 square kilometers, and a population of 163091 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: