Kefole in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kefole in context

1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.24<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KefoleOromia (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kefole plotted against Oromia and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kefole's incremental SNDi rose from 1.67 to 4.02 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kefole ranked 49th out of 71 cities in Oromia and 120th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.02
Rank in Ethiopia
117th of 181
Rank in Oromia
47th of 71

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.92
Rank in Ethiopia
120th of 181
Rank in Oromia
49th of 71

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KefoleKasajiAbu Qurqas

In new street additions, Kefole and Abu Qurqas both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Kasaji built increasingly disconnected streets over time. Looking at the full network, Kasaji and Abu Qurqas both became progressively more disconnected, while Kefole fluctuated in connectivity. Kefole and Abu Qurqas have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.