Tambolaka: city in Nusa Tenggara 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 Tambolaka as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.35, 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 nan, 1.02, 0.35 and 3.69. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tambolaka spans a total of 35 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 1.02, 0.6 and 2.35. Data was not available in 1975.
Tambolaka and Nusa Tenggara 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 Nusa Tenggara Timur peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Tambolaka fare in comparison to others in Nusa Tenggara Timur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tambolaka was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur, street construction in Tambolaka has become more disconnected. Tambolaka ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tambolaka 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 Tambolaka fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tambolaka was the 181st-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 Tambolaka has become more disconnected. Tambolaka ranked 213th in 1976-1990, 256th in 1991-2000 and 181st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tambolaka and Nusa Tenggara Timur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nusa Tenggara Timur rose steadily.
To date, Tambolaka is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tambolaka ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tambolaka and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Tambolaka is the 272nd-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 Tambolaka has become more disconnected. Tambolaka ranked 314th in 1976-1990, 337th in 1991-2000 and 272nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Tambolaka had a built-up area of 0.71 square kilometers, and a population of 202122 people.
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