Montería in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Monteria in context

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MonteriaCordoba (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Montería plotted against Córdoba and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Montería's incremental SNDi rose from 2.19 to 2.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Montería ranked 2nd out of 5 cities in Córdoba and 21st out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.44
Rank in Colombia
20th of 83
Rank in Córdoba
5th of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.02
Rank in Colombia
21st of 83
Rank in Córdoba
2nd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MonteriaMalaboBurewala

In new street additions, Montería and Burewala both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Malabo built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend.