Rengat in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rengat in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rengat plotted against Riau and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Rengat's incremental SNDi rose from 5.08 to 6.12 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rengat ranked 8th out of 15 cities in Riau and 143rd out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.12
Rank in Indonesia
247th of 366
Rank in Riau
11th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.04
Rank in Indonesia
143rd of 366
Rank in Riau
8th of 15

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

What about similarly populated cities?

123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
123456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RengatLagartoMumbwa

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