Purwokerto in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Purwokerto 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
PurwokertoJawa Tengah (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Purwokerto plotted against Jawa Tengah and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Purwokerto peaked in 1991-2005, compared to Jawa Tengah which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Purwokerto's incremental SNDi fell from 5.0 to 5.0 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Purwokerto ranked 37th out of 47 cities in Jawa Tengah and 221st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.0
Rank in Indonesia
111th of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
22nd of 47

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.43
Rank in Indonesia
221st of 366
Rank in Jawa Tengah
37th of 47

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PurwokertoXiuying DistrictMosul

While Xiuying District and Mosul both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, Purwokerto built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Purwokerto and Xiuying District have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.