Rong in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rong in context

33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
33.64.24.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RongGuangxi (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rong plotted against Guangxi and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rong's incremental SNDi rose from 2.66 to 3.66 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rong ranked 21st out of 63 cities in Guangxi and 833rd out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in China
1230th of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
34th of 63

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.78
Rank in China
833rd of 1843
Rank in Guangxi
21st of 63

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RongSintangNew Halfa

In new street additions, Rong and Sintang both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while New Halfa built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Looking at the full network, Sintang and New Halfa both became progressively more disconnected, while Rong fluctuated in connectivity.