Kuching: city in Sarawak, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Kuching as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.71, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.36, 6.55, 6.18 and 6.45. Disconnectivity in street construction in Kuching follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kuching spans a total of 1242 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 6.55, 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 4.36, 5.57, 5.64 and 5.71. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kuching has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.21 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.06.
Kuching and Sarawak 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 Kuching fare in comparison to others in Sarawak? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuching was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sarawak. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Sarawak, street construction in Kuching has become more disconnected. Kuching ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kuching 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 Kuching fare in comparison to others in Malaysia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kuching was the 7th-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 Kuching has become more disconnected. Kuching ranked 12th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Kuching and Sarawak follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kuching is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sarawak. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kuching ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Kuching and Malaysia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kuching is the 3rd-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 Kuching has become more disconnected. Kuching ranked 12th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kuching had a built-up area of 61.03 square kilometers, and a population of 441553 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: