Rantepao in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Rantepao in context

3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
3.64.55.46.3<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RantepaoSulawesi Selatan (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Rantepao plotted against Sulawesi Selatan and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Rantepao followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sulawesi Selatan which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Rantepao's incremental SNDi rose from 5.16 to 6.51 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Rantepao ranked 11th out of 12 cities in Sulawesi Selatan and 238th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
6.51
Rank in Indonesia
288th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
10th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in Indonesia
238th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
11th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
246<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
RantepaoTempehJiyang

While Tempeh and Jiyang both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Rantepao fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Rantepao and Tempeh have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.