Geyiktepe: city in Diyarbakir, Turkey
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.
View Geyiktepe, Turkey on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Geyiktepe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.73, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 9.94, 4.3 and 5.64. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Geyiktepe spans a total of 42 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. 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 nan, 9.94, 4.4 and 4.73. Data was not available in 1975.
Geyiktepe and Diyarbakir 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 Diyarbakir followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Geyiktepe fare in comparison to others in Diyarbakir? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Geyiktepe was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Diyarbakir. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Geyiktepe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Geyiktepe and Turkey 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 Turkey rose steadily.
How do development practices in Geyiktepe fare in comparison to others in Turkey? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Geyiktepe was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, street construction in Geyiktepe has become more connected. Geyiktepe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Geyiktepe and Diyarbakir do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Diyarbakir rose steadily.
To date, Geyiktepe is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Diyarbakir. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Geyiktepe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Geyiktepe and Turkey do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Turkey rose steadily.
To date, Geyiktepe is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 134 cities in Turkey. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Turkey, the street network in Geyiktepe has become more connected. Geyiktepe ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Geyiktepe had a built-up area of 1.39 square kilometers, and a population of 94112 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: