Singkawang in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Singkawang in context

4.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SingkawangKalimantan Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Singkawang plotted against Kalimantan Barat and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Singkawang's incremental SNDi rose from 6.3 to 6.82 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Singkawang ranked 2nd out of 9 cities in Kalimantan Barat and 247th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.82
Rank in Indonesia
307th of 366
Rank in Kalimantan Barat
6th of 9

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.64
Rank in Indonesia
247th of 366
Rank in Kalimantan Barat
2nd of 9

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

What about similarly populated cities?

234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
234567<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SingkawangNankana SahibPuerto Princesa

Singkawang, Nankana Sahib, and Puerto Princesa all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Singkawang and Puerto Princesa have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.