Duitama in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Duitama in context

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DuitamaBoyaca (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Duitama plotted against Boyacá and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Duitama's incremental SNDi rose from 2.52 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Duitama ranked 1st out of 4 cities in Boyacá and 33rd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Colombia
35th of 83
Rank in Boyacá
2nd of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.45
Rank in Colombia
33rd of 83
Rank in Boyacá
1st of 4

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

What about similarly populated cities?

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DuitamaVinukondaYucheng

In new street additions, Duitama and Yucheng both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Vinukonda built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Duitama had a more sprawly network than Vinukonda in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.