Gouder in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Gouder in context

2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.433.64.2<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GouderOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Gouder plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. The SNDi of new construction in Gouder rose steadily, compared to Oromia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase and Ethiopia which followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase. Most recently, Gouder's incremental SNDi rose from 3.7 to 3.93 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Gouder ranked 62nd out of 71 cities in Oromia and 154th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.93
Rank in Ethiopia
114th of 181
Rank in Oromia
45th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.66
Rank in Ethiopia
154th of 181
Rank in Oromia
62nd of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
369<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
GouderKhagrachhariAfak

In new street additions, Gouder and Khagrachhari both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Afak built increasingly connected streets over time. For the full network, Gouder and Khagrachhari both became progressively more disconnected, while Afak became progressively more connected. Gouder and Khagrachhari have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.