Pemalang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Pemalang 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
PemalangJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Pemalang plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Pemalang followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Jawa Tengah which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Pemalang's incremental SNDi rose from 3.76 to 4.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Pemalang ranked 13th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 81st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.1
Rank in Indonesia
36th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
8th of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.62
Rank in Indonesia
81st of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
13th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PemalangBhadrakBankura

In new street additions, Pemalang and Bankura both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Bhadrak built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Pemalang and Bhadrak have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.