Santander de Quilichao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Santander de Quilichao in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Santander de QuilichaoCauca (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Santander de Quilichao plotted against Cauca and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Santander de Quilichao's incremental SNDi rose from 3.23 to 4.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Santander de Quilichao ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Cauca and 58th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.04
Rank in Colombia
54th of 83
Rank in Cauca
1st of 3

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.17
Rank in Colombia
58th of 83
Rank in Cauca
2nd of 3

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Santander de QuilichaoHuehuetocaSafwa

While Huehuetoca and Safwa both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Santander de Quilichao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Santander de Quilichao had a more connected network than Safwa in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.