Sorong: city in Papua Barat, 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 Sorong as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.34, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.67, 4.54, 5.05 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sorong spans a total of 330 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.54, 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 3.67, 4.17, 4.34 and 4.34. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sorong has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Sorong and Papua Barat 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 Barat followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Sorong fare in comparison to others in Papua Barat? out of the 3 cities in Papua Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sorong ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sorong 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 Sorong fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? 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 Sorong has become more disconnected. Sorong ranked 104th in 1975, 50th in 1976-1990 and 81st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Sorong and Papua Barat do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sorong rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Papua Barat followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Sorong is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Papua Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Papua Barat, the street network in Sorong has become more connected. Sorong ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Sorong and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sorong rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Sorong is the 98th-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 Sorong has become more disconnected. Sorong ranked 104th in 1975, 86th in 1976-1990, 84th in 1991-2000 and 98th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sorong had a built-up area of 8.4 square kilometers, and a population of 216803 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: