Merawi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Merawi in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Merawi plotted against Amhara and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Merawi rose steadily, compared to Amhara which rose steadily and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Merawi's incremental SNDi rose from 2.41 to 3.28 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Merawi ranked 9th out of 41 cities in Amhara and 67th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.28
Rank in Ethiopia
88th of 181
Rank in Amhara
13th of 41

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.22
Rank in Ethiopia
67th of 181
Rank in Amhara
9th of 41

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MerawiKrishnaiShoa Robit

In new street additions, Merawi and Shoa Robit both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Krishnai fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Merawi and Shoa Robit both became progressively more disconnected, while Krishnai became progressively more connected. Merawi and Krishnai have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.