Matale: city in Sri Lanka
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 Matale as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.03, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.84, 3.39, 4.65 and 6.77. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Matale fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Matale spans a total of 172 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.39, 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 5.84, 3.4, 3.65 and 4.03. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Matale has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Matale and Matale do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Matale was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Matale rose steadily.
How do development practices in Matale fare in comparison to others in Matale? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matale was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Matale. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Matale ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Matale and Sri Lanka do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Matale was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sri Lanka followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Matale fare in comparison to others in Sri Lanka? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Matale was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Sri Lanka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sri Lanka, street construction in Matale has become more connected. Matale ranked 2nd in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Matale and Matale do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Matale was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Matale rose steadily.
To date, Matale is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Matale. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Matale ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Matale and Sri Lanka do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Matale was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sri Lanka followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Matale is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Sri Lanka. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sri Lanka, the street network in Matale has become more connected. Matale ranked 2nd in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Matale had a built-up area of 2.8 square kilometers, and a population of 86560 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: