Hat Yai: city in Songkhla, Thailand
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 Hat Yai as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.72, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.26, 4.36, 5.88 and 6.39. In each period, new street development in Hat Yai steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.1 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.51.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Hat Yai spans a total of 1030 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.36, 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 2.26, 4.16, 4.42 and 4.72. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Hat Yai has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.9 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.3.
Hat Yai and Songkhla follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Hat Yai fare in comparison to others in Songkhla? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hat Yai was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Songkhla. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Hat Yai ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Hat Yai and Thailand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Hat Yai fare in comparison to others in Thailand? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Hat Yai was the 24th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Thailand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Thailand, street construction in Hat Yai has become more disconnected. Hat Yai ranked 35th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 21st in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
Hat Yai and Songkhla follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Hat Yai is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Songkhla. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Hat Yai ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Hat Yai and Thailand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Hat Yai is the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Thailand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Thailand, the street network in Hat Yai has become more disconnected. Hat Yai ranked 35th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Hat Yai had a built-up area of 42.15 square kilometers, and a population of 297791 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: