Montelíbano in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Montelibano in context

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MontelibanoCordoba (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Montelíbano plotted against Córdoba and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Montelíbano's incremental SNDi rose from 2.02 to 2.19 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Montelíbano ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Córdoba and 23rd out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.19
Rank in Colombia
17th of 83
Rank in Córdoba
3rd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.16
Rank in Colombia
23rd of 83
Rank in Córdoba
3rd of 5

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
MontelibanoCapulhuac de MirafuentesFanshi

In new street additions, Montelíbano fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Capulhuac de Mirafuentes built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Fanshi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Montelíbano fluctuated in connectivity, while Capulhuac de Mirafuentes became progressively more disconnected and Fanshi grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. Notably, Montelíbano had a more sprawly network than Fanshi in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.