Salanga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Salanga in context

691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
691215<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SalangaRajshahi (Region)Bangladesh (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Salanga plotted against Rajshahi and Bangladesh. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Salanga's incremental SNDi rose from 10.92 to 15.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Salanga ranked 34th out of 37 cities in Rajshahi and 206th out of 234 in Bangladesh as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
15.0
Rank in Bangladesh
208th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
27th of 37

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
11.17
Rank in Bangladesh
206th of 234
Rank in Rajshahi
34th of 37

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

What about similarly populated cities?

481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
481216<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SalangaGabesAfyonkarahisar

In new street additions, Salanga and Afyonkarahisar both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Gabes built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Salanga became progressively more disconnected, while Gabes became progressively more connected and Afyonkarahisar fluctuated in connectivity. Salanga and Gabes have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.