Sinjai in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Sinjai in context

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SinjaiSulawesi Selatan (Region)Indonesia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Sinjai plotted against Sulawesi Selatan and Indonesia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Sinjai's incremental SNDi rose from 7.47 to 8.1 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Sinjai ranked 6th out of 12 cities in Sulawesi Selatan and 113th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
8.1
Rank in Indonesia
344th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
12th of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.83
Rank in Indonesia
113th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
6th of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
SinjaiMannaTrang

Sinjai, Manna, and Trang all built increasingly disconnected streets over time in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Sinjai and Manna have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.