Palu: city in Sulawesi Tengah, 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.
View Palu, Indonesia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Palu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.25, 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 3.2, 3.33, 3.99 and 4.8. In each period, new street development in Palu steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Palu spans a total of 835 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.2, 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 3.2, 3.21, 3.23 and 3.25. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Palu has become more disconnected.
Palu and Sulawesi Tengah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Palu fare in comparison to others in Sulawesi Tengah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palu was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Sulawesi Tengah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sulawesi Tengah, street construction in Palu has become more connected. Palu ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Palu and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Palu rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Palu fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palu was the 116th-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 Palu has become more disconnected. Palu ranked 126th in 1975, 97th in 1976-1990, 139th in 1991-2000 and 116th in 2001-2014.
Palu and Sulawesi Tengah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Palu is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Sulawesi Tengah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sulawesi Tengah, the street network in Palu has become more connected. Palu ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Palu and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Palu rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Palu is the 190th-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 Palu has become more connected. Palu ranked 126th in 1975, 161st in 1976-1990, 174th in 1991-2000 and 190th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Palu had a built-up area of 40.04 square kilometers, and a population of 302666 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: