Watansoppeng in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Watansoppeng in context

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

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Watansoppeng plotted against Sulawesi Selatan and Indonesia. The SNDi of new construction in Watansoppeng followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, compared to Sulawesi Selatan which rose steadily and Indonesia which rose steadily. Most recently, Watansoppeng's incremental SNDi rose from 3.72 to 4.29 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Watansoppeng ranked 2nd out of 12 cities in Sulawesi Selatan and 44th out of 366 in Indonesia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.29
Rank in Indonesia
48th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
2nd of 12

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.32
Rank in Indonesia
44th of 366
Rank in Sulawesi Selatan
2nd of 12

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2468<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
WatansoppengGebileySarnia

In new street additions, Watansoppeng and Gebiley both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Sarnia built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full network, Watansoppeng and Sarnia both became progressively more disconnected, while Gebiley fluctuated in connectivity. Watansoppeng and Sarnia have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.