Latacunga in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Latacunga in context

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LatacungaCotopaxi (Region)Ecuador (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Latacunga plotted against Cotopaxi and Ecuador. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Latacunga's incremental SNDi rose from 3.39 to 3.44 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Latacunga ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Cotopaxi and 23rd out of 34 in Ecuador as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.44
Rank in Ecuador
25th of 34
Rank in Cotopaxi
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Ecuador
23rd of 34
Rank in Cotopaxi
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.12.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
LatacungaKashmoreDahua

In new street additions, Latacunga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kashmore built increasingly disconnected streets over time and Dahua built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Latacunga and Kashmore have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.