Abu Kabir: city in Ash Sharqiyah, 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 Abu Kabir as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.52, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.69, 4.68, 5.89 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Abu Kabir spans a total of 58 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.68, 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 4.69, 4.65, 4.63 and 4.52. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Abu Kabir has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.04 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.11.
Abu Kabir and Ash Sharqiyah 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 Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Abu Kabir fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Abu Kabir ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Abu Kabir 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 Abu Kabir fare in comparison to others in Egypt? 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 Abu Kabir has become more disconnected. Abu Kabir ranked 44th in 1975, 45th in 1976-1990 and 21st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Abu Kabir and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Abu Kabir fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Abu Kabir is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, the street network in Abu Kabir has become more connected. Abu Kabir ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Abu Kabir and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Abu Kabir fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Abu Kabir is the 52nd-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 Abu Kabir has become more connected. Abu Kabir ranked 44th in 1975, 48th in 1976-1990, 48th in 1991-2000 and 52nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Abu Kabir had a built-up area of 6.18 square kilometers, and a population of 141946 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: