An Khê: city in Gia Lai, 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 An Khê as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.84, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.01, 0.03, 0.94 and 3.2. In each period, new street development in An Khê steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in An Khê spans a total of 126 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 3.2, 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 -0.01, 0.01, 0.35 and 0.84. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in An Khê has become more disconnected.
An Khê and Gia Lai 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 An Khê fare in comparison to others in Gia Lai? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in An Khê was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Gia Lai. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gia Lai, street construction in An Khê has become more disconnected. An Khê ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
An Khê and Vietnam 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 An Khê fare in comparison to others in Vietnam? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in An Khê was the 39th-most disconnected out of the 129 cities in Vietnam. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Vietnam, street construction in An Khê has become more disconnected. An Khê ranked 85th in 1975, 98th in 1976-1990, 85th in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014.
An Khê and Gia Lai follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, An Khê is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Gia Lai. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. An Khê ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
An Khê and Vietnam follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, An Khê is the 114th-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 An Khê has become more connected. An Khê ranked 85th in 1975, 116th in 1976-1990, 117th in 1991-2000 and 114th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, An Khê had a built-up area of 4.8 square kilometers, and a population of 66093 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: