Dayr Abu Maqrufah: city in Asyut, 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 Dayr Abu Maqrufah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.65, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.76, 6.24, nan and 1.51. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dayr Abu Maqrufah spans a total of 35 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 6.76, 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 6.76, 6.63, 6.63 and 5.65. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Dayr Abu Maqrufah has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.13 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.98.
Dayr Abu Maqrufah and Asyut 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 Asyut followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Dayr Abu Maqrufah fare in comparison to others in Asyut? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dayr Abu Maqrufah was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Asyut. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Asyut, street construction in Dayr Abu Maqrufah has become more connected. Dayr Abu Maqrufah ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Dayr Abu Maqrufah 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 Dayr Abu Maqrufah fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dayr Abu Maqrufah was the 76th-most disconnected 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 Dayr Abu Maqrufah has become more connected. Dayr Abu Maqrufah ranked 11th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990 and 76th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Dayr Abu Maqrufah and Asyut do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dayr Abu Maqrufah fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Asyut was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Dayr Abu Maqrufah is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Asyut. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Asyut, the street network in Dayr Abu Maqrufah has become more connected. Dayr Abu Maqrufah ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Dayr Abu Maqrufah and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dayr Abu Maqrufah fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Dayr Abu Maqrufah is the 23rd-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 Dayr Abu Maqrufah has become more connected. Dayr Abu Maqrufah ranked 11th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Dayr Abu Maqrufah had a built-up area of 1.06 square kilometers, and a population of 63740 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: