Durbete in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Durbete in context

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurbeteAmhara (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Durbete plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. While Amhara and Ethiopia both followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, Durbete's new street additions followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Durbete's incremental SNDi rose from 2.13 to 6.62 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Durbete ranked 35th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 162nd out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.62
Rank in Ethiopia
168th of 181
Rank in Amhara
36th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.8
Rank in Ethiopia
162nd of 181
Rank in Amhara
35th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
DurbeteSuhumItabira

In new street additions, Durbete and Itabira both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Suhum built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Suhum and Itabira both became progressively more disconnected, while Durbete fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Durbete had a more connected network than Itabira in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.