Ghimbi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ghimbi in context

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhimbiOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ghimbi plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ghimbi's incremental SNDi rose from 3.43 to 5.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ghimbi ranked 64th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 157th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.93
Rank in Ethiopia
163rd of 181
Rank in Oromia
63rd of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.77
Rank in Ethiopia
157th of 181
Rank in Oromia
64th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
36912<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GhimbiMuntokNarus

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