Banda Aceh in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Banda Aceh in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Banda AcehAceh (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Banda Aceh plotted against Aceh and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Banda Aceh's incremental SNDi rose from 5.3 to 6.39 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Banda Aceh ranked 7th out of 8 cities in Aceh and 191st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.39
Rank in Indonesia
276th of 366
Rank in Aceh
8th of 8

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.27
Rank in Indonesia
191st of 366
Rank in Aceh
7th of 8

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

What about similarly populated cities?

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Banda AcehXinghuaIkot Ekpene

In new street additions, Banda Aceh and Ikot Ekpene both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Xinghua built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Banda Aceh and Ikot Ekpene both became progressively more disconnected, while Xinghua grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Banda Aceh had a more connected network than Xinghua in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.