Holeta Genet in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Holeta Genet in context

1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Holeta GenetOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Holeta Genet plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Holeta Genet's incremental SNDi rose from 1.73 to 2.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Holeta Genet ranked 25th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 59th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
2.48
Rank in Ethiopia
34th of 181
Rank in Oromia
13th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.13
Rank in Ethiopia
59th of 181
Rank in Oromia
25th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.21.622.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Holeta GenetRas LaffanAl-Tabqah

In new street additions, Holeta Genet fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ras Laffan fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Al-Tabqah built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved. For the full network, Holeta Genet and Al-Tabqah both became progressively more disconnected, while Ras Laffan fluctuated in connectivity. Notably, Holeta Genet had a more connected network than Al-Tabqah in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.