Bengkayang: city in Kalimantan Barat, 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 Bengkayang as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 7.33, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.42, 3.19, nan and 8.13. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bengkayang spans a total of 58 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 8.13, 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 4.42, 3.97, 3.97 and 7.33. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Bengkayang has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Bengkayang and Kalimantan Barat 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 Kalimantan Barat rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bengkayang fare in comparison to others in Kalimantan Barat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bengkayang was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Kalimantan Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kalimantan Barat, street construction in Bengkayang has become more connected. Bengkayang ranked 2nd in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bengkayang 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 Bengkayang fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bengkayang was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, street construction in Bengkayang has become more connected. Bengkayang ranked 63rd in 1975, 110th in 1976-1990 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Bengkayang and Kalimantan Barat do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bengkayang was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kalimantan Barat rose steadily.
To date, Bengkayang is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Kalimantan Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bengkayang ranked 2nd in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Bengkayang and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bengkayang was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Bengkayang is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, the street network in Bengkayang has become more disconnected. Bengkayang ranked 63rd in 1975, 101st in 1976-1990, 112th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bengkayang had a built-up area of 1.57 square kilometers, and a population of 85011 people.
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