Bontang: 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 Bontang as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.35, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.34, 4.32, 4.58 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bontang spans a total of 170 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.32, 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 4.34, 4.31, 4.34 and 4.35. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Bontang has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Bontang 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 Bontang 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. Bontang ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990 and 5th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Bontang 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 Bontang 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 Bontang has become more connected. Bontang ranked 68th in 1975, 58th in 1976-1990 and 112th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Bontang and Kalimantan Timur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bontang was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kalimantan Timur rose steadily.
To date, Bontang is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kalimantan Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bontang ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Bontang and Indonesia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Bontang is the 96th-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 Bontang has become more connected. Bontang ranked 68th in 1975, 78th in 1976-1990, 83rd in 1991-2000 and 96th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bontang had a built-up area of 1.4 square kilometers, and a population of 81573 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: