Popayán in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Popayan in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Popayán plotted against Cauca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Popayán's incremental SNDi rose from 3.61 to 4.63 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Popayán ranked 1st out of 3 cities in Cauca and 52nd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 4.63
- Rank in Colombia
- 62nd of 83
- Rank in Cauca
- 2nd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 3.07
- Rank in Colombia
- 52nd of 83
- Rank in Cauca
- 1st of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
In new street additions, Popayán and Obuasi both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Matta fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Popayán became progressively more disconnected, while Obuasi fluctuated in connectivity and Matta fluctuated in connectivity. Popayán and Obuasi have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.