Surat Thani: city in 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 Surat Thani as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.3, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.86, 6.62, 8.18 and 7.76. Street construction in Surat Thani increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Surat Thani spans a total of 511 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 6.62, 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 4.86, 6.09, 6.26 and 6.3. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Surat Thani has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.23 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Surat Thani and Surat Thani follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Surat Thani fare in comparison to others in Surat Thani? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Surat Thani was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Surat Thani. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Surat Thani ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Surat Thani and Thailand do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Surat Thani peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Thailand rose steadily.
How do development practices in Surat Thani fare in comparison to others in Thailand? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Surat Thani was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 42 cities in Thailand. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Thailand, street construction in Surat Thani has become more connected. Surat Thani ranked 8th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Surat Thani and Surat Thani follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Surat Thani is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Surat Thani. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Surat Thani ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Surat Thani and Thailand follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Surat Thani is the 2nd-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 Surat Thani has become more disconnected. Surat Thani ranked 8th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Surat Thani had a built-up area of 17.52 square kilometers, and a population of 150126 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: