Bule Hora in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Bule Hora in context

0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
0.91.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bule HoraOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Bule Hora plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Bule Hora's incremental SNDi rose from 1.63 to 2.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Bule Hora ranked 22nd out of 71 cities in Oromia and 55th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.8
Rank in Ethiopia
51st of 181
Rank in Oromia
20th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.11
Rank in Ethiopia
55th of 181
Rank in Oromia
22nd of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
12345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Bule HoraWuchuanTima

In new street additions, Bule Hora and Wuchuan both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Tima fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Bule Hora and Wuchuan both became progressively more disconnected, while Tima became more connected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then grew more sprawly from 1976-1990 onwards. Bule Hora and Wuchuan have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.