Hotan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Hotan in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HotanXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Hotan plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Hotan's incremental SNDi rose from 2.48 to 2.77 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Hotan ranked 11th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 550th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.77
Rank in China
709th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
16th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.46
Rank in China
550th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
11th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.533.54<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HotanDepalpurPortoviejo

In new street additions, Hotan and Portoviejo both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Depalpur built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Hotan and Depalpur have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.