Nunukan: 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 Nunukan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.2, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.68, 2.69, nan and 5.03. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nunukan spans a total of 62 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.68, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.68, 2.68, 2.68 and 3.2. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Nunukan has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Nunukan 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 Nunukan fare in comparison to others in Kalimantan Timur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nunukan was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kalimantan Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kalimantan Timur, street construction in Nunukan has become more connected. Nunukan ranked 8th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nunukan 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 Nunukan fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nunukan was the 102nd-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, street construction in Nunukan has become more disconnected. Nunukan ranked 162nd in 1975, 139th in 1976-1990 and 102nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Nunukan and Kalimantan Timur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nunukan was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kalimantan Timur rose steadily.
To date, Nunukan is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Kalimantan Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kalimantan Timur, the street network in Nunukan has become more connected. Nunukan ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Nunukan and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Nunukan was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Nunukan is the 196th-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 Nunukan has become more connected. Nunukan ranked 162nd in 1975, 202nd in 1976-1990, 221st in 1991-2000 and 196th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nunukan had a built-up area of 2.24 square kilometers, and a population of 79468 people.
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