Ujung Batu in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Ujung Batu in context

3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.244.85.6<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
Ujung BatuRiau (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Ujung Batu plotted against Riau and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Ujung Batu's incremental SNDi rose from 4.43 to 5.7 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Ujung Batu ranked 12th out of 15 cities in Riau and 231st out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.7
Rank in Indonesia
208th of 366
Rank in Riau
9th of 15

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.5
Rank in Indonesia
231st of 366
Rank in Riau
12th 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
Ujung BatuMagangueBabille

In new street additions, Ujung Batu and Babille both built increasingly disconnected streets over time, while Magangué fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Ujung Batu and Magangué have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.