Wujiaqu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wujiaqu in context

2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WujiaquXinjiang Uygur (Region)China (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wujiaqu plotted against Xinjiang Uygur and China. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wujiaqu's incremental SNDi rose from 1.92 to 2.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wujiaqu ranked 7th out of 31 cities in Xinjiang Uygur and 366th out of 1843 in China as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.19
Rank in China
332nd of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
7th of 31

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in China
366th of 1843
Rank in Xinjiang Uygur
7th of 31

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WujiaquFilinguePathanamthitta

In new street additions, Wujiaqu and Filingué both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Pathanamthitta built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Wujiaqu grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Filingué fluctuated in connectivity and Pathanamthitta became progressively more disconnected.