Karang Baru: city in Aceh, Indonesia
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 Karang Baru as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.32, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.36, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Karang Baru spans a total of 29 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.36, 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 5.36, 5.36, 5.36 and 5.32. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Karang Baru has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.04.
Karang Baru and Aceh 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 Aceh followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Karang Baru fare in comparison to others in Aceh? out of the 10 cities in Aceh. Karang Baru ranked 3rd in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Karang Baru and Indonesia 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 Indonesia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Karang Baru fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Karang Baru ranked 29th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Karang Baru and Aceh do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Karang Baru fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Aceh was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Karang Baru is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Aceh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Aceh, the street network in Karang Baru has become more disconnected. Karang Baru ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Karang Baru and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Karang Baru fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Karang Baru is the 39th-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, the street network in Karang Baru has become more connected. Karang Baru ranked 29th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Karang Baru had a built-up area of 3.06 square kilometers, and a population of 58046 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: