Manokwari in context: Street-network sprawl trends
Manokwari in context
The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Manokwari plotted against Papua Barat and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Manokwari peaked in 1976-1990, compared to Papua Barat which peaked in 1991-2005 and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Manokwari's incremental SNDi fell from 6.14 to 5.73 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Manokwari ranked 2nd out of 3 cities in Papua Barat and 297th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.
New Street Additions (2006–2020)
- SNDi value
- 5.73
- Rank in Indonesia
- 214th of 366
- Rank in Papua Barat
- 3rd of 3
Entire Network (Aggregate)
- SNDi value
- 5.11
- Rank in Indonesia
- 297th of 366
- Rank in Papua Barat
- 2nd of 3
Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.
What about similarly populated cities?
- Calaca, Philippines
- Kunda, India
- Filtu, Ethiopia
- Yopal, Colombia
- Alabama, South Africa
- Bou Saada, Algeria
In new street additions, Manokwari built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved, while Calaca built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved and Yopal fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Manokwari and Calaca both became progressively more disconnected, while Yopal grew more disconnected from 1975 through 1976-1990, then improved. Notably, Manokwari had a more sprawly network than Calaca in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.