Demebecha in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Demebecha in context

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DemebechaAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Demebecha plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Demebecha rose steadily, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Demebecha's incremental SNDi rose from 1.35 to 3.59 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Demebecha ranked 16th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 99th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.59
Rank in Ethiopia
101st of 181
Rank in Amhara
16th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.63
Rank in Ethiopia
99th of 181
Rank in Amhara
16th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DemebechaShigatseKyauktaga

In new street additions, Demebecha built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Shigatse built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved and Kyauktaga fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Demebecha became progressively more disconnected, while Shigatse grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Kyauktaga became progressively more disconnected. Demebecha and Shigatse have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.