Balikpapan: city in Kalimantan Timur, 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 Balikpapan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.5, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.5, 5.28, 5.65 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Balikpapan spans a total of 940 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.5, 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 5.5, 5.42, 5.5 and 5.5. Disconnectivity in Balikpapan's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Balikpapan and Kalimantan Timur 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 Timur peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Balikpapan fare in comparison to others in Kalimantan Timur? out of the 11 cities in Kalimantan Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Balikpapan ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Balikpapan 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 Balikpapan fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? 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 Balikpapan has become more connected. Balikpapan ranked 26th in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990 and 55th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Balikpapan and Kalimantan Timur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Balikpapan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kalimantan Timur rose steadily.
To date, Balikpapan is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kalimantan Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Balikpapan ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Balikpapan and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Balikpapan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Balikpapan is the 31st-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 Balikpapan has become more connected. Balikpapan ranked 26th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Balikpapan had a built-up area of 22.57 square kilometers, and a population of 614894 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: