Ocaña in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ocana in context

2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OcanaNorte de Santander (Region)Colombia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ocaña plotted against Norte de Santander and Colombia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ocaña's incremental SNDi rose from 3.23 to 4.04 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ocaña ranked 2nd out of 2 cities in Norte de Santander and 66th out of 83 in Colombia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.04
Rank in Colombia
56th of 83
Rank in Norte de Santander
2nd of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.52
Rank in Colombia
66th of 83
Rank in Norte de Santander
2nd of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
OcanaDananeNayong

In new street additions, Ocaña fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Danané built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Nayong fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Ocaña fluctuated in connectivity, while Danané became progressively more disconnected and Nayong became progressively more connected. Notably, Ocaña had a more sprawly network than Danané in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.