Manokwari in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Manokwari in context

4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
4.24.85.46<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManokwariPapua Barat (Region)Indonesia (Country)

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?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ManokwariCalacaYopal

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.