Kaohsiung: city in Taiwan
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 Kaohsiung as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.99, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.99, nan, 2.4 and 1.4. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kaohsiung spans a total of 4372 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.99, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.99, 0.99, 0.99 and 0.99. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kaohsiung has become more disconnected.
Kaohsiung and Kaohsiung 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 Kaohsiung peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kaohsiung fare in comparison to others in Kaohsiung? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaohsiung was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kaohsiung. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kaohsiung ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kaohsiung and Taiwan 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 Taiwan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Kaohsiung fare in comparison to others in Taiwan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaohsiung was the 11th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Taiwan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Taiwan, street construction in Kaohsiung has become more connected. Kaohsiung ranked 13th in 1975, 5th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Kaohsiung and Kaohsiung do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kaohsiung rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kaohsiung rose steadily.
To date, Kaohsiung is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kaohsiung. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kaohsiung ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kaohsiung and Taiwan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Kaohsiung rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Taiwan rose steadily.
To date, Kaohsiung is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Taiwan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Taiwan, the street network in Kaohsiung has become more connected. Kaohsiung ranked 13th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kaohsiung had a built-up area of 197.92 square kilometers, and a population of 2413647 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: