Teluk Intan: city in Perak, Malaysia
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 Teluk Intan, Malaysia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Teluk Intan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.0, 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 2.8, nan, 3.27 and 3.9. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Teluk Intan spans a total of 241 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.8, 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 2.8, 2.8, 2.87 and 3.0. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Teluk Intan has become more disconnected.
Teluk Intan and Perak 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 Perak followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Teluk Intan fare in comparison to others in Perak? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Teluk Intan was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Perak. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Teluk Intan ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Teluk Intan and Malaysia 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 Malaysia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Teluk Intan fare in comparison to others in Malaysia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Teluk Intan was the 24th-most disconnected out of the 37 cities in Malaysia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Malaysia, street construction in Teluk Intan has become more disconnected. Teluk Intan ranked 30th in 1975, 29th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Teluk Intan and Perak do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Teluk Intan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Perak rose steadily.
To date, Teluk Intan is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Perak. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Teluk Intan ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Teluk Intan and Malaysia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Teluk Intan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malaysia rose steadily.
To date, Teluk Intan is the 32nd-most disconnected out of the 37 cities in Malaysia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Malaysia, the street network in Teluk Intan has become more connected. Teluk Intan ranked 30th in 1975, 32nd in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 32nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Teluk Intan had a built-up area of 11.13 square kilometers, and a population of 67398 people.
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