Magelang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Magelang in context

3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MagelangJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Magelang plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Magelang's incremental SNDi rose from 4.68 to 5.8 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Magelang ranked 21st out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 136th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.8
Rank in Indonesia
219th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
36th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.98
Rank in Indonesia
136th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
21st of 47

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
MagelangJoharabadDinajpur

Magelang, Joharabad, and Dinajpur all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Magelang had a more sprawly network than Dinajpur in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.