Kinokawa [Wakayama]: city in Wakayama, Japan
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 Kinokawa [Wakayama], Japan on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kinokawa [Wakayama] as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.76, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.7, 3.46, 4.54 and 4.2. Street construction in Kinokawa [Wakayama] increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kinokawa [Wakayama] spans a total of 1866 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.7, which is relatively well-connected.
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 1.7, 1.72, 1.74 and 1.76. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kinokawa [Wakayama] has become more disconnected.
Kinokawa [Wakayama] and Wakayama do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kinokawa [Wakayama] peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Wakayama rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kinokawa [Wakayama] fare in comparison to others in Wakayama? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kinokawa [Wakayama] was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Wakayama. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kinokawa [Wakayama] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kinokawa [Wakayama] and Japan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kinokawa [Wakayama] fare in comparison to others in Japan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kinokawa [Wakayama] was the 13th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Japan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Japan, street construction in Kinokawa [Wakayama] has become more disconnected. Kinokawa [Wakayama] ranked 40th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
Kinokawa [Wakayama] and Wakayama follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kinokawa [Wakayama] is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Wakayama. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kinokawa [Wakayama] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kinokawa [Wakayama] and Japan follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kinokawa [Wakayama] is the 40th-most disconnected out of the 109 cities in Japan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kinokawa [Wakayama] ranked 40th in 1975, 42nd in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 40th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kinokawa [Wakayama] had a built-up area of 99.04 square kilometers, and a population of 404725 people.
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