Pekalongan in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pekalongan in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PekalonganJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pekalongan plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Pekalongan's incremental SNDi rose from 4.98 to 5.15 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pekalongan ranked 27th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 164th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.15
Rank in Indonesia
141st of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
27th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.11
Rank in Indonesia
164th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
27th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PekalonganN'DjamenaDhulian

While N'Djamena and Dhulian both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, Pekalongan built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street additions. For the full network, Pekalongan and N'Djamena both became progressively more disconnected, while Dhulian fluctuated in connectivity. Pekalongan and N'Djamena have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.