George Town: city in Pulau Pinang, 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 George Town, Malaysia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in George Town as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.75, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.03, 5.6, 5.51 and 5.74. Disconnectivity in street construction in George Town follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in George Town spans a total of 1322 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.03, 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 4.03, 4.74, 4.75 and 4.75. The aggregate street network in George Town increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
George Town and Pulau Pinang do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in George Town followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pulau Pinang peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in George Town fare in comparison to others in Pulau Pinang? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in George Town was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Pulau Pinang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Pulau Pinang, street construction in George Town has become more disconnected. George Town ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
George Town and Malaysia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in George Town fare in comparison to others in Malaysia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in George Town was the 12th-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 George Town has become more disconnected. George Town ranked 16th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
George Town and Pulau Pinang do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in George Town peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pulau Pinang peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, George Town is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Pulau Pinang. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. George Town ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
George Town and Malaysia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in George Town peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malaysia rose steadily.
To date, George Town is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 37 cities in Malaysia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Malaysia, the street network in George Town has become more disconnected. George Town ranked 16th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, George Town had a built-up area of 65.13 square kilometers, and a population of 714446 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: