Dien Bien Phu: city in Điện Biên, Vietnam
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 Dien Bien Phu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.91, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.82, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dien Bien Phu spans a total of 53 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.82, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.82, 2.85, 2.83 and 2.91. Disconnectivity in Dien Bien Phu's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Dien Bien Phu and Điện Biên do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Điện Biên's street network construction.
How do development practices in Dien Bien Phu fare in comparison to others in Điện Biên? out of the 1 cities in Điện Biên. Dien Bien Phu ranked 1st in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam 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 Vietnam rose steadily.
How do development practices in Dien Bien Phu fare in comparison to others in Vietnam? out of the 129 cities in Vietnam. Dien Bien Phu ranked 30th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Dien Bien Phu and Điện Biên do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dien Bien Phu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Điện Biên rose steadily.
To date, Dien Bien Phu is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Điện Biên. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Dien Bien Phu ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Dien Bien Phu and Vietnam do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dien Bien Phu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Vietnam rose steadily.
To date, Dien Bien Phu is the 46th-most disconnected out of the 129 cities in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Vietnam, the street network in Dien Bien Phu has become more connected. Dien Bien Phu ranked 30th in 1975, 38th in 1976-1990, 41st in 1991-2000 and 46th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Dien Bien Phu had a built-up area of 4.19 square kilometers, and a population of 96658 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: