Biak Kota: city in Papua, 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 Biak Kota as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.4, 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 2.4, 2.3, nan and 0.32. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Biak Kota spans a total of 130 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.4, 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 2.4, 2.4, 2.4 and 2.4. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Biak Kota has become more connected. This decrease has quickened: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi fell by 0.0 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it fell by just 0.0.
Biak Kota and Papua 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 Papua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Biak Kota fare in comparison to others in Papua? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Biak Kota was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Papua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Papua, street construction in Biak Kota has become more disconnected. Biak Kota ranked 11th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Biak Kota 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 Biak Kota fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Biak Kota was the 275th-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 Biak Kota has become more disconnected. Biak Kota ranked 180th in 1975, 164th in 1976-1990 and 275th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Biak Kota and Papua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Biak Kota fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Papua rose steadily.
To date, Biak Kota is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Papua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Biak Kota ranked 11th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Biak Kota and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Biak Kota fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Biak Kota is the 269th-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 Biak Kota has become more connected. Biak Kota ranked 180th in 1975, 233rd in 1976-1990, 249th in 1991-2000 and 269th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Biak Kota had a built-up area of 6.21 square kilometers, and a population of 116458 people.
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