Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influential Factors of Major Towns in Guizhou Province Analyzed with ArcGIS

The spatial arrangement of towns and cities reflects comprehensively on their economic, social, cultural aspects, constituting the foundation regional economic social development exerting a significant driving effect surrounding rural areas. In light consolidating expanding achievements poverty eradication revitalization in Guizhou Province, it is crucial to clarify distribution influencing factors major province effectively realize revitalization. Using ArcGIS tool for analysis combined with mathematical statistics, this article explores characteristics 97 identified Provincial Urban System Plan (2015–2030). geographical concentration index these first calculated study, followed by kernel density method used visualize physical usage closest reflect studied elements. This study concludes that Province are concentrated yet unevenly distributed various states cities, forming pattern “one core, one group, two circles, six groups, multiple points” as main body. Additionally, structure follows point-axis highly correlated traffic road network. Endowment natural environmental conditions human tourism resources, well policy support, also significantly affect Province. provides valuable insights optimizing future urban planning achieving