Harar in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Harar in context

2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HararHarari People (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Harar plotted against Harari People and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Harar's incremental SNDi rose from 3.53 to 4.57 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Harar ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Harari People and 130th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.57
Rank in Ethiopia
137th of 181
Rank in Harari People
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.12
Rank in Ethiopia
130th of 181
Rank in Harari People
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
HararKaraikudiAnji

In new street additions, Harar and Anji both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Karaikudi built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Harar and Karaikudi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.