Ahmadpur East: city in Punjab, Pakistan
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 Ahmadpur East as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.75, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.5, 0.69, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ahmadpur East spans a total of 69 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. 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 3.5, 1.61, 1.61 and 1.75. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Ahmadpur East has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Ahmadpur East and Punjab 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 Punjab peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ahmadpur East fare in comparison to others in Punjab? out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Punjab, street construction in Ahmadpur East has become more connected. Ahmadpur East ranked 8th in 1975 and 67th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ahmadpur East and Pakistan 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 Pakistan peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ahmadpur East fare in comparison to others in Pakistan? out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, street construction in Ahmadpur East has become more connected. Ahmadpur East ranked 36th in 1975 and 135th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ahmadpur East and Punjab do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ahmadpur East was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Punjab rose steadily.
To date, Ahmadpur East is the 62nd-most disconnected out of the 99 cities in Punjab. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Punjab, the street network in Ahmadpur East has become more connected. Ahmadpur East ranked 8th in 1975, 62nd in 1976-1990, 65th in 1991-2000 and 62nd in 2001-2014.
Ahmadpur East and Pakistan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ahmadpur East was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Pakistan rose steadily.
To date, Ahmadpur East is the 134th-most disconnected out of the 198 cities in Pakistan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Pakistan, the street network in Ahmadpur East has become more connected. Ahmadpur East ranked 36th in 1975, 132nd in 1976-1990, 138th in 1991-2000 and 134th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ahmadpur East had a built-up area of 5.02 square kilometers, and a population of 84197 people.
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