Gilgit in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gilgit in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GilgitGilgit-Baltistan (Region)Azad Kashmir (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gilgit plotted against Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The SNDi of new construction in Gilgit followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Gilgit-Baltistan which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Azad Kashmir which was at its lowest in 1991-2005. Most recently, Gilgit's incremental SNDi rose from 5.09 to 6.92 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gilgit ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2nd out of 6 in Azad Kashmir as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.92
Rank in Azad Kashmir
3rd of 6
Rank in Gilgit-Baltistan
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.96
Rank in Azad Kashmir
2nd of 6
Rank in Gilgit-Baltistan
2nd of 2

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GilgitKishimBen Cat

In new street additions, Gilgit and Kishim both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bến Cát built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Gilgit became progressively more disconnected, while Kishim grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Bến Cát grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved.