Pangkalpinang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pangkalpinang in context

3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.54.24.95.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PangkalpinangBangka Belitung (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pangkalpinang plotted against Bangka Belitung and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pangkalpinang's incremental SNDi rose from 4.77 to 4.98 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pangkalpinang ranked 3rd out of 5 cities in Bangka Belitung and 201st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.98
Rank in Indonesia
108th of 366
Rank in Bangka Belitung
2nd of 5

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.31
Rank in Indonesia
201st of 366
Rank in Bangka Belitung
3rd of 5

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PangkalpinangBirnin KebbiMoshi

In new street additions, Pangkalpinang built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Birnin Kebbi fluctuated in its street-construction patterns and Moshi built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. For the full network, Pangkalpinang and Moshi both became progressively more disconnected, while Birnin Kebbi fluctuated in connectivity. Pangkalpinang and Birnin Kebbi have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.