Aghghala: city in Golestan, Iran
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 Aghghala as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.82, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 2.66, 4.01 and 5.47. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Aghghala spans a total of 99 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 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, 2.66, 3.1 and 3.82. Data was not available in 1975.
Aghghala and Golestan 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 Golestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Aghghala fare in comparison to others in Golestan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aghghala was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Golestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Golestan, street construction in Aghghala has become more disconnected. Aghghala ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Aghghala and Iran 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 Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Aghghala fare in comparison to others in Iran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aghghala was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iran, street construction in Aghghala has become more disconnected. Aghghala ranked 39th in 1976-1990, 36th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Aghghala and Golestan 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 Golestan was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Aghghala is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Golestan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Golestan, the street network in Aghghala has become more disconnected. Aghghala ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Aghghala and Iran 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 Iran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Aghghala is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 181 cities in Iran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Iran, the street network in Aghghala has become more disconnected. Aghghala ranked 45th in 1976-1990, 34th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Aghghala had a built-up area of 3.47 square kilometers, and a population of 53162 people.
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