Wenago in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Wenago 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
WenagoSouthern Nations, Nationalities (Region)Ethiopia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Wenago plotted against Southern Nations, Nationalities and Ethiopia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Wenago's incremental SNDi rose from 1.77 to 3.16 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Wenago ranked 20th out of 39 cities in Southern Nations, Nationalities and 74th out of 181 in Ethiopia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.16
Rank in Ethiopia
78th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
20th of 39

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.28
Rank in Ethiopia
74th of 181
Rank in Southern Nations, Nationalities
20th of 39

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
WenagoKyauktanPara de Minas

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