Jayapura in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Jayapura in context

456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
456789<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JayapuraPapua (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Jayapura plotted against Papua and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Jayapura followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Papua which was at its lowest in 1991-2005 and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Jayapura's incremental SNDi rose from 7.66 to 7.72 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Jayapura ranked 14th out of 15 cities in Papua and 363rd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
7.72
Rank in Indonesia
336th of 366
Rank in Papua
12th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
7.23
Rank in Indonesia
363rd of 366
Rank in Papua
14th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
JayapuraPort Saint LucieKon Tum

In new street additions, Jayapura and Kon Tum both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Port Saint Lucie built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Jayapura and Port Saint Lucie both became progressively more disconnected, while Kon Tum fluctuated in connectivity. Jayapura and Kon Tum have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.