Kalabahi in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Kalabahi in context

3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalabahiNusa Tenggara Timur (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Kalabahi plotted against Nusa Tenggara Timur and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Kalabahi's incremental SNDi rose from 5.54 to 6.48 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Kalabahi ranked 10th out of 12 cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur and 172nd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.48
Rank in Indonesia
285th of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
11th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.13
Rank in Indonesia
172nd of 366
Rank in Nusa Tenggara Timur
10th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
KalabahiTung ChungAppleton

In new street additions, Kalabahi and Appleton both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Tung Chung fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Kalabahi and Appleton both became progressively more disconnected, while Tung Chung fluctuated in connectivity. Kalabahi and Tung Chung have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.